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