A pronúncia da letra w em inglês

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A pronúncia da letra w

Na maioria dos casos, a letra w é pronunciada franzindo os lábios em forma de círculo .

Quarta-feira

lavar

Branco/branca

Às vezes, o w é mudo:

  • quando é seguido de -ho:

Quem

Inteiro, inteira

  • quando é seguido de -r:

Escrever

Errado/a

  • em outras palavras:

Dois

Resposta

Espada

Exercício 1

Which word did you hear? Listen to each clip and select the correct option.

 

 


Which word did you hear? Listen to each clip and select the correct option.

 when 1

 why 2

was 3

1 when:

You heard the word when , which is the word we use to ask for the time or date of an event and is pronounced with w + silent h. Most words with this letter combination are pronounced the same. Examples: whip ; what .

1 hen:

Here you heard when, which starts with the letter w‑, not hen , which starts with an h‑. A hen is a female chicken. Example: a hen can lay one egg per day.

2 why:

In this audio you heard why , starting with the letter w‑. Other words that contain the same sound are whisky and wharf . Use why in a question to ask for a reason. Example: why are you so happy?

2 hi:

Here you heard why, not hi . Hi is the word you use to greet a friend. Example: hi Mike, how are you?

3 was:

In this clip you heard was , the past tense form of the verb to be, which starts and is pronounced with a w‑ . Example: he was in London, but now he is in Edinburgh.

3 us:

Here you heard was and not us . Us is the object pronoun we use to refer to the subject we. Example: tell us what you think.

Exercício 2

Select the correct pronunciation of this word.

Wheel is pronounced:


Select the correct pronunciation of this word.

Wheel is pronounced:

In this audio, you heard heel (starting with the letter h‑) and not wheel (starting with the letter w‑). The heel is the rounded back part of a foot or the part of the shoe that covers it. Examples: I hurt my heel while running; I wear high heels at parties.

You heard wheel . This word starts with the letter w‑, which is pronounced by forming a small o shape or a circle with the lips , followed by a silent -h-. You can hear the same sound in words like which , while  and whale . A wheel is one of the circular objects that allow cars to move. Example: cars have four wheels

Willy is short for the man's name William, but this is not how we pronounce wheel .

Exercício 3

Select the correct pronunciation of this word.

Wrong is pronounced:


Select the correct pronunciation of this word.

Wrong is pronounced:

Here you heard long , with an l‑ at the beginning, not wrong . Long is the opposite of short. Examples: long hair is beautiful; it takes a long time.

You heard wrong . We write this word with the letter w‑ at the beginning, but it is not pronounced, because it is followed by the letter ‑r‑. The same happens in words like write , wrap and shipwreck . Wrong means incorrect or not true. Example: you are sending the wrong message.

In this audio you heard won . This is the past tense form of to win and the w‑ at the beginning is pronounced, but this is not how we pronounce wrong .


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