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