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English Multigraph "wh"

The letter 'w' and 'h' are two consonants making the digraph 'wh.'

Digraphs are a set of two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.

Digraph wh
Name wh (pronounced /'double u ˈeɪtʃ/)
Sound(s) /w/, /h/

The Digraph 'wh'

Sound 1: /w/

'wh' sounds /w/ and always stands at the beginning of a word. Note that 'wh' sounds /w/ when it comes before 'i', 'e', and 'a':

while /waɪl/

before 'i'

whisky /ˈwɪski/

wheel /wiːl/

before 'e'

wharf /wɔːrf/

whale /weɪl/

Sound 2: /h/

In another case, 'wh' always stands at the beginning of a word and before 'o' and it sounds /h/, so 'w' is silent:

who /huː/

whole /həʊl/

whom /huːm/

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