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