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