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