English pronunciation: [W] as in Wow - sound instruction, videos, and practice materials.


	Initial Sounds
	/F/ 'Fine'
	/V/ 'Value'
	/S/ 'see'
	/Z/ 'zoo'
	/L/ 'love'
	/R/ 'rice'
	/ER/ 'earn'
	/Th/ 'the'
	/Th/ 'think'
	/W/ 'Wow'
	Middle Sounds
	Middle /R/ 'very'
	Final Sounds
	/F/ 'brief'
	/T/ 'eat'
	/d/ 'and'
	/s/ 'bus'
	/ER/ 'after'

	Daily Story

[W] as in Wow

Sound formation instruction:

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To make the [W] sound, round your lips by making a small circle. Then stick them out enough, so they do not touch your teeth. Keep the back portion of your tongue high in the mouth, but do not let it touch the roof. Push the air out and make sure you feel your vocal cords vibrate. Try saying the word: wow, w-o-w. Wow.

Contrasting sounds:

/W/		/V/
wine		vine
whale		vale
why		vie
west		vest
worse		verse
went		vent
while		vile
wow		vow

Words:

1.	Waist	2.	Wait
3.	Walk	4.	Wall
5.	Want	6.	Ware
7.	Warm	8.	Warn
9.	Was	10.	Wash
11.	Waste	12.	Watch
13.	Way	14.	We
15.	Weak	16.	Wealth
17.	Wear	18.	Wed
19.	Week	20.	Weird
21.	Well	22.	We'll
23.	Were	24.	We're
25.	Wet	26.	Wife
27.	Will	28.	Win
29.	Wind	30.	Wing
31.	Wink	32.	Wise
33.	Wish	34.	With
35.	Wolf	36.	Won
37.	one	38.	once
39.	Won't	40.	Wood
41.	Word	42.	Work
43.	World	44.	Worm
45.	Worse	46.	Worth
47.	Would	48.	Wound
49.	Wow	50.	Waiter
51.	Waiting	52.	Wallet
53.	Wander	54.	Wardrobe
55.	Warmed-up	56.	Warrant
57.	Watch out	58.	Water
59.	Wealthy	60.	Wearing
61.	Weather	62.	Wednesday
63.	Weekend	64.	Welcome
65.	Welfare	66.	Well-known
67.	Widow	68.	Window
69.	Winter	70.	Wireless
71.	Wisdom	72.	Withdrawn
73.	Withdrew	74.	Within
75.	Without	76.	Witness
77.	Wizard	78.	Witty
79.	Woman	80.	Women
81.	Wonder	82.	Wooden
83.	Workout	84.	Worn-out
85.	Worried	86.	Wonderful

Sentences:

1.  The watchdog wagged its tail, waiting for the watchman to give him a treat.
2.  The weary crewmen weaved their way through the pedestrian walkway back into the western end of the warehouse after lunch.
3.  Waving away the wasp, I warned the campers of the dangerous wildlife in the woods.
4.  I wandered through the waist-deep water, wet and weeping because I lost my wedding ring as I was fishing.
5.  Worn-out from the workout and from working all day at the diner, the waitress wanted to go home and rest.
6.  The eagle’s strong will caused its wings to heal, despite being found weak, wounded, and on the roadside on a windy night.
7.  Having waived all of her exams, the student took the family station wagon for a shopping trip at the mall.
8.  Her wonderful daughter’s is worth more than everything in the world to her.
9.  The trust-worthy witness took the stand in the welfare case, sealing the win for the prosecution.
10.  After wiping the windshield and waxing the car, the driver warmed up the car.
11.  The wealthy housewife displayed her wealth openly, wearing her designer dress and holding her designer purse.
12.  After washing the dishes, wiring her new television, and extending her car warranty, the mother tuned into the wrestling heavy-weight championships.
13.  After nailing the photo frames onto the wall, the father took a walk, wowing the neighbors with his exercise regime and weight loss.
14.  Keeping a close watch on the time, we waited for the basketball game to begin.
15.  The wasteland serves as a reminder to the residents to recycle all wastes.
16.  The website was once the most popular, but its popularity waned as similar sites became known.
17.  The wildest daughter was the youngest one, who was not wise like her sisters but instead wrecked chaos wherever she went.
18.  She wanted to become the best witchcraft artist in the world and to be worshiped by all other witches.
19.  The chef sampled the soup and wrinkled her forehead, frowning at the wretched taste.

Story:

Serena recently went on a camping trip to the well-known Huntsville State Park in Texas with her parents and sister. After waking up and getting dressed on Wednesday, they had waffles for breakfast. Soon, they slowly made their way out of Houston and to their destination. As they weaved through the cars and trucks on the highway, the family was excited about their week-long trip to Huntsville. An hour and a half away, the park was like a jungle compared to the big city, from the wildlife to the wide lakes nearby. However, Serena’s little sister Fiona was disappointed that the park did not have any wolves or whales.

Dressed for the warm weather, the girls watched as more trees came into view. They even passed by some abandoned warehouses and watchdogs. Soon, they realized that they would be without the widescreen television and wireless internet for one week! They wanted to turn the station wagon around and go home. Dad, instead, said, “Wait! You will enjoy the woods there once you arrive! I promise.” Just as he said that, he turned into the park and parked the car in the parking lot.

As soon as they arrived, they got to work. They walked and quickly found a place near the waist-deep water to set up the tent. They wanted to be able to wash themselves easily and to be near the freshwater stream. The girls did not like the worms, the wasps, and the spider webs, but enjoyed hunting for walnuts. As the girls were about to wander off and the sun was setting in the west, mom finished preparing the barbeque wings, and dinner was ready. Mom ate very little because she was watching her waistline. Dad had the firewood ready and prepared a mini bonfire. Thankfully, it did not turn into a wildfire. After working hard the whole day, the family went into the tent and slept.

The rest of the week, including the weekend, went wonderfully. They went fishing at nearby Lake Livingston and took a walk near the Sam Houston Statue. They visited the local diners and were pleased by the waiters and waitresses’ pleasant service and the tasty food. Not being wasteful, they ate everything on every plate and even dessert. Worn-out from their trip, they wished for nothing more than to head home. The girls weren’t excited though. They had workbooks waiting for them when they arrived home.

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