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