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