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