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