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