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