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