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