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