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