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