V and W Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Teeth for v, round lips for w): v: rest your top teeth on your lower lip and buzz — van, very, voice. w: round your lips like “oo”, then open them — water, wet, west. Check with a mirror: teeth showing on the lip = v; round lips = w.
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- 1.Which word starts with the same sound as “very”? (a) voice (b) wish (c) word
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) wish (b) van (c) west
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “visit”? (a) worm (b) window (c) vegetable
- 4.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wood”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 5.Which word fits? “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “week”? (a) volume (b) water (c) vase
- 7.How do you make the first sound of “visit”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) volume (b) very (c) wait
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) well (b) window (c) vest
- 10.How do you make the first sound of “violin”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “wall”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) visit (b) wait (c) volume
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) van (b) water (c) well
- 14.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “vegetable”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 15.How do you make the first sound of “wish”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “west”? (a) window (b) voice (c) village
- 17.Which word fits? “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “vowel”? (a) west (b) wish (c) vote
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) very (b) well (c) vase
- 20.Which word fits? “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “vegetable”? (a) world (b) voice (c) wish
- 22.Which word fits? “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “vase”? (a) water (b) visit (c) walk
- 24.Which word fits? “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “vote”? (a) worm (b) west (c) van
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “volume”? (a) wet (b) vest (c) wait
- 27.How do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 28.Which word fits? “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
- 29.Which word fits? “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
- 30.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “west”? (a) Round your lips (b) Top teeth on lower lip
- 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) wall (b) worm (c) vote
- 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “worm”? (a) village (b) wall (c) video
- 33.Which word fits? “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “water”? (a) wall (b) valley (c) vowel
- 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “village”? (a) video (b) walk (c) wall
- 36.Which word fits? “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
- 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) wet (b) vowel (c) visit
- 38.How do you make the first sound of “wait”? (a) Top teeth on lower lip (b) Round your lips
- 39.Which word fits? “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “wind”? (a) water (b) voice (c) visit
Answer key
- voice
- van
- vegetable
- Round your lips
- west
- water
- Top teeth on lower lip
- wait
- vest
- Top teeth on lower lip
- Round your lips
- wait
- van
- Top teeth on lower lip
- Round your lips
- window
- vet
- vote
- well
- vent
- voice
- went
- visit
- verse
- van
- vest
- Round your lips
- vest
- wet
- Round your lips
- vote
- wall
- worse
- wall
- video
- wiper
- wet
- Round your lips
- viper
- water
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