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