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