13. / w /

Consonant                 /w/           [ w ] 156

Ozee likes to listen to a story about a queen

who was very quiet (ˈkwaIǝt).

Many courtiers (kɔ:tIəz) who (/hu:/) did not know her well (/wel/)

wondered whether she was deaf and dumb.

She kept a pet quail (/kweIl/) called Quay (/ki:/)

and a squirrel (/ˈskwIrəl/) called Bouquet (/buˈkeI/).

She knew how to make a square (skweə(r)) quilt (/kwIlt/) fairly well.

She never liked to powder her face white (waIt) or pink.

She never drank wine  (/waIn/) in her life.

She only wanted plain water (/ˈwɔ:tǝ(r)/) or tea.

She knows how to win

the heart of the king very well.

Consonant         / w /         [w ]          157

Ozee always get wet

when she helps  wash dishes.

The sink is far above her waist (/weIst/).

Olly, her mum always advises her to wait

until she is a bit taller.

She would rather wash (/wɒ∫/) dishes

than watch (wɒʧ) television.

She thinks it fun to play with water (/ˈwɔ:t(r)/)

while (/waIl/) she is washing dishes.