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