The letter W makes the sound heard in the words wet and reward. This consonant sound ranks in the not so common category along with its counterparts: h, j and k. The letter W can also be silent, e.g., wrap, wrote and two. The combination of the letters “w” and “h” results in three unique sounds.
- The W is silent, e.g., whole & whom.
- The H is silent, e.g., wheat & whale.
- Some people pronounce an H sound before the W. So the words above are pronounced /hwet/ and /hwal/.
In addition, the letter W when combined with a vowel can produce a vowel sound, e.g., now, owl, and saw.
Letter W Worksheets
Letter W Worksheet 1
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter W.
Letter W Worksheet 2
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the uppercase letter w. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the uppercase letter W.
Letter W Worksheet 3
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the lowercase letter w. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the lowercase letter W.
Letter W Worksheet 4
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter W.
Letter W Worksheet 5
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter w.
Letter W Worksheet 6
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter w. We also included a fun game – circle the items that begin with the letter w.
Words with the letter W
The table below contains a list of words with the letter W that make the /w/ sound. We also indicate the location of the /w/ sound – beginning (initial) or middle (medial).
Letter W Words | Sound |
---|---|
awake | medial |
aware | medial |
away | medial |
backward | medial |
forward | medial |
halfway | medial |
highway | medial |
midway | medial |
reward | medial |
sandwich | medial |
sidewalk | medial |
tapeworm | medial |
unwind | medial |
upward | medial |
waffle | initial |
wag | initial |
wagon | initial |
wait | initial |
walk | initial |
wall | initial |
wallet | initial |
walnut | initial |
wand | initial |
want | initial |
war | initial |
warm | initial |
was | initial |
wash | initial |
washcloth | initial |
waste | initial |
watch | initial |
water | initial |
watermelon | initial |
wave | initial |
way | initial |
we | initial |
wear | initial |
weather | initial |
wedding | initial |
Wednesday | initial |
week | initial |
weigh | initial |
weird | initial |
welcome | initial |
well | initial |
were | initial |
west | initial |
wet | initial |
wide | initial |
wife | initial |
will | initial |
win | initial |
wind | initial |
window | initial |
wing | initial |
wink | initial |
winter | initial |
wipe | initial |
wise | initial |
wish | initial |
witch | initial |
with | initial |
without | initial |
wolf | initial |
woman | initial |
wonderful | initial |
wood | initial |
woodpecker | initial |
word | initial |
work | initial |
world | initial |
worm | initial |
worry | initial |
worse | initial |
would | initial |
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