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