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