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| Word | IPA | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | /wɛst/ | A direction | Go west. | |
| Whale | /weɪl/ | A very large sea animal | The whale is big. | |
| wind | /wɪnd/ | moving air | The wind is strong. | |
| window | /ˈwɪndoʊ/ | an opening in a wall | Open the window. | |
| windows | /ˈwɪndoʊz/ | glass openings in a wall | Please open the windows for fresh air. | |
| Wolf | /wʊlf/ | A wild dog | The wolf is grey. | |
| woman | /ˈwʊmən/ | an adult female human | The woman is nice. | |
| women | /ˈwɪmɪn/ | adult female people | The women are waiting outside. | |
| wood | /wʊd/ | material from trees | The table is made of wood. | |
| word | /wɜrd/ | a group of letters that has meaning | Spell the word. | |
| words | /wɝdz/ | units of language with meaning | She wrote three new words in her notebook. | |
| world | /wɜrld/ | the earth and all people | The world is big. | |
| Worm | /wɜrm/ | A long thin animal in soil | The worm is pink. | |
| x | /ɛks/ | the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet | X is in the word "box". | |
| yahoo | /jəˈhu/ | a well-known internet company | He still uses his Yahoo email account. | |
| yard | /jɑrd/ | the area outside a house | Play in the yard. | |
| year | /jɪr/ | 12 months | I am 10 years old. | |
| years | /jɪrz/ | periods of twelve months | She lived there for two years. | |
| Yesterday | /ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/ | The day before today | I was busy yesterday. | |
| Yogurt | /ˈjoʊgərt/ | A food made from milk | I eat yogurt. | |
| york | /jɔrk/ | a city name used in English | My friend visited York last summer. | |
| z | /zi/ | the letter Z | Z is the last letter of the alphabet. | |
| zebra | /ˈzibrə/ | an animal with black and white stripes | The zebra has stripes. | |
| zip | /zɪp/ | a fastener on clothes or bags | Please close the zip on your jacket. | |
| zoo | /zu/ | a place to see wild animals | See the lions at the zoo. |
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