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