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