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