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