w
Common English words with this sound
w (we)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| always | /ˈɑlˌweɪz/ | /ˈɔːlˌweɪz/ | A1 | |
| anyone | /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ | /ˈeniˌwʌn/ | A1 | |
| awake | /əˈweɪk/ | — | A1 | |
| away | /əˈweɪ/ | — | A1 | |
| between | /bɪˈtwin/ | /bɪˈtwiːn/ | A1 | |
| everyone | /ˈɛvriˌwʌn/ | /ˈevriˌwʌn/ | A1 | |
| everywhere | /ˈɛvriˌwɛr/ | /ˈevriˌweə/ | A1 | |
| homework | /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ | /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ | A1 | |
| language | /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ | — | A1 | |
| once | /wʌns/ | — | A1 | |
| one | /wʌn/ | — | A1 | |
| quarter | /ˈkwɑrtɚ/ | /ˈkwɔːtə/ | A1 | |
| question | /ˈkwɛstʃn̩/ | /ˈkwɛstʃən/ | A1 | |
| quickly | /ˈkwɪkli/ | — | A1 | |
| quiet | /ˈkwaɪət/ | — | A1 | |
| sandwich | /ˈsændwɪtʃ/ | /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ | A1 | |
| someone | /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ | /ˈsʌmwʌn/ | A1 | |
| subway | /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ | /ˈsʌbweɪ/ | A1 | |
| swam | /swæm/ | — | A1 | |
| sweet | /swit/ | /swiːt/ | A1 |