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