wh is a breathed consonant

Push the lips for­ward and blow through the small opening thus formed.

Phonetic Symbol, /w/

Drill: whah, wha, whee, whoo, whoh, whaw.

This sound occurs initially and medially:

whale

whang

where

wheel

whet

whirl

whoa

wh i p

why

wharf

what

whelk

white

when

whisk

whack

whiz

whiff

  1. What whim led him to whisper, whimper, and. whine?
  2. Where were the wharf men loading wheat?
  3. The whirling wheel whirs with a
  4. Did the horse whinny when he neared the wharf?
  5. White knew not whence it came or whither it went.
  6. When the whistle blew the wheels stopped
  7. While beating the white rug Bessie heard ring

wheeze

while

horsewhip

whistle

wheat

nowhere

whine

whelm

meanwhile

which

whence

somewhat

whether

whinny

bobwhite

whisper

whaling

mill wheel

  1. The white snow whirled
  2. The wheezy old sailor has white
  3. Where did Will Wheeler buy the wheat?
  4. The wherry was loaded with
  5. Whatever the cost Whitney must have a wheel bar­
  6. Witaker left the whiffle-tree under the wagon
  7. Whipple whets the scythe with a whetstone.
  8. When did Paul Whitman read "Whittier's "Snow Bound''?
  9. Wharton caught a whitefish while fishing on the
  10. When whittling the whistle, he heard a bobwhite and a whip-poor-will.
  11. While the wheel whirled round, the wheat was being
  12. "Where the blackbird sings the latest, Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, Where the nestlings chirp and flee, That's the way for Billy and me."