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