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