THE SPELLINGS OF RP /W/
The spellings of RP /w/
what
/ˈwɒt/
quick
/kwɪk/
when
/wen/
window
/ˈwɪndəʊ/
while
/waɪl/
quite
/kwaɪt/
question
/ˈkwestʃən/
woman
/ˈwʊmən/
This wet weather worries me, I wonder when it will stop
/ ðɪs wet ˈweðə ˈwʌrɪz mi: ˈaɪ ˈwʌndə wen ɪt wɪl stɒp/
The first sound in ‘wood’, ‘woman’, and ‘wool’ is the same as in ‘wed’, ‘women’ and ‘well’
/ðə fɜ:st ˈsaʊnd ɪn wʊd ˈwʊmən ənd wʊl z ðə seɪm əz ɪn wed ˈwɪmɪn ənd wel/
Wise whales keep away from the windy west coast
/waɪz weɪlz ki:p əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈwɪ ndi westkəʊst/
While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water
/waɪl wi wə ˈwɔ:kɪŋ wi wə ˈwɒtʃɪŋ ˈwɪndəʊ ˈwɒʃəz wɒʃ ˈwɑ:ʃɪŋtənz ˈwɪndəʊz wɪð wɔ:m wɒʃ ˈwɔ:tə/