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