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