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