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