Sound [w] Study: 1. Spelling w-—warm, sweet, wet, twelve uafter q— question, liquid wh — what, where uafter g— language uafter k - quit o-one 2. Description [w] is a constrictive oral medial bilabial sonorant, articulated with the lips forming a round narrowing, the back the tongue being raised towards the soft palate or even higher; the sound is very short and weak. Note! * the words spelt with ‘wh’, such as when, what, why may be pronounced with [hw] or voiceless fortis labio-velar fricative [w] ¢ when [w] occurs after voiceless consonants [w] is devoiced, e.g.: twelve, queen, square. 3. Production 1. Round your lips and purse them. Raise the back of your tongue toward the soft palate, but don’t let it touch. Keep your mouth slightly open. 2. Blow air out of your mouth with enough force to make an audible rush of air. 3. As you create the sound, open your mouth slightly. Keep this sound very short. Add voice as soon as you purse your lips; continue to voice it as your lips open slightly.