English pronunciation · Words Starting with W
Who Pronunciation
Who is pronounced HOO, IPA /ˈhu/.
HOO
US /ˈhu/ · UK /ˈhuː/
Syllables: HOO (1 syllable)
pronoun: Used to ask or say which person or people are meant.
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Who in a Sentence
- Who left the lights on?
- The man who fixed the roof is coming back.
- Nobody knows who she voted for.
Common Mispronunciations of Who
Not WOO
The w is silent and the h does all the work at the front. Who, whose, and whole all behave this way, unlike when and where.
Not HUH
Stretch the vowel to the long oo of too.
Tip: Think of the spelling as reversed: the letters are wh, the sounds are h then oo.
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