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