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