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