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