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