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