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