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