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