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