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