Consonant Sound /w/ with Examples (+Video and Quiz)

Consonant sound /w/ is pronounced almost like VOWEL /ʊə/ or that first sound in “WORD”.

It is voiced because there is a vibration in your throat when you pronounce it, similar to CONSONANT SOUND /j/.

Some examples of words with consonant /w/ sound

🔕 Silent consonant /w/ occurs when it comes before ‘r’ or ‘h’ at the beginning of words.

• wrap
• whose
• wright

It is also silent in words like “answer, sword, who, two, etc…“

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Practice questions on consonant sound /w/

Do you know other words with either the silent or pronounced consonant /w/ sound? Share with me in the comments below.