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