← v and w sounds lesson New set →

V and W Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 2: v and w sounds · Set 616 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. very
  2. verse
  3. wiper
  4. van
  5. voice
  6. well
  7. Top teeth on lower lip
  8. west
  9. vase
  10. Top teeth on lower lip
  11. vest
  12. wall
  13. visit
  14. vent
  15. Round your lips
  16. vet
  17. worse
  18. walk
  19. very
  20. van
  21. Round your lips
  22. viper
  23. violin
  24. vowel
  25. vote
  26. Round your lips
  27. Round your lips
  28. Top teeth on lower lip
  29. world
  30. vest
  31. wood
  32. window
  33. Round your lips
  34. wood
  35. wet
  36. wood
  37. week
  38. vowel
  39. Round your lips
  40. vest

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation