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