PRONUNCIATION: How to pronounce the spelling ˂wh˃
How would you pronounce the words below?
| when - where - which - what - who - whole |
Listen and repeat. In pairs ask and answer the questions below.
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- In which two words is spelling ˂wh˃ pronounced differently?
- How many pronounciations does ˂wh˃ have?
Key
- In who and whole
- 2; /w/ and /h/
Spelling ˂wh˃ in most cases is pronounced /w/. There are just a few exceptions in which ˂wh˃ is pronounced /h/, namely who, whose, whole and wholly. Try and read these sentences aloud:
- Water is a natural resource which we need to live
- Helen is the woman who has a huge horse
- Wales is the place where they speak Welsh
- Hugh is the boy who has eaten the whole cake
Listen to the sentences ...
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