English· consonant

How to pronounce the 'w' sound in English

Round the lips into a small circle, then slide straight into the vowel; the lips move, the teeth stay away from the lip.

Heard in we · week · water

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English words with 'w' sound

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withwasweonewillwhatwhenwerewhichwouldwantwellwaywhereworkwhyworldwhilebetweenalways

In a sentence

  • Return home and give the four gold pieces you have left to your poor old father who is weeping because he has not seen you for many a day.”

    will

  • I’m glad you think he is only beginning to care for me.

    would

  • This, however, was so near sense that he thought it could not be really what they did sing.

    was

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