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