What words have a "w" for a vowel?

Question

I can think of crwth, and that's it

Answer 1

okay everybody go on google and do some research!
Crwth IS a word:
The crwth is an archaic stringed musical instrument, associated particularly with Wales, although once played widely in Europe.
Now that, that is cleared up...
she did not ask whether or not w was a vowel, she asked if you could name any other words that the "w" is used as a vowel for it's word and its sound [if i'm not correct].
as a far as words with w, I am unaware of that many but do believe....

Strictly speaking, we can never see vowels, so that "W" sitting there on the page is not a vowel and neither is this "A". We can only hear vowels. Vowels are sounds. Loosely speaking, the vowel letters A, E, I, O, and U are often called vowels. "Y" and "W" may or may not be included among the vowels, depending on the teaching method.

The typical sound we make (in English) when we see the letter "W" is called either a semi-vowel, a semi-consonant, or a glide. The same terminology can be used to describe the sound of "Y" in the word "Yes". The sound of the "Y" is a front glide related to the sound "EE" (bee) and the sound of the "W" is a back glide related to the sound "OO" (boo).

A good reason to include Y and W as vowels (vowel letters, actually) is that they pair with other vowel letters to create digraphs which have characteristic sounds. "AY", "EY", "OY", "AW", "EW", "OW". But when not at the end of a word, these are "AI", "EI", "OI", "AU", "EU", "OU". (Of course there are exceptions. That's how English is!) Because Y and I form a pair that substitute for each other, and W and U also, it's not such a bad idea to include both when introducing the concept to children.

So two words are:
The first is "cwm" pronounced "coom" which is the basin at the bottom of a mountain sometimes containing a lake and the other is "crwth" which is an ancient celtic musical instrument. Hope this answers your question.
Hope this helps =]

Answer 2

I see both crwth and cwm listed.

Oh, the attempt to make things simpler. When I started school, and yes, electric lights had been invented as had radio and even television, we were taught the vowels were "A. E. I. O. U and sometimes Y and W." The W should have been left in the list.

Students today are not taught how to properly round numbers either, but that is another story.

Answer 3

Crwth is a word, it means music.

However, w is still not considered a vowel, even in the word crwth...

Answer 4

Yes, there's two cases in the English language where the use of the "W" is a vowel:
1- cwm: Pronounced as "coom", and its meaning is "the bottom of a mountain".
2- crwth: Pronounced as "croo-ath", and its meaning is "a stringed musical instrument".

Answer 5

Some phrases cannot be heard with this "S" but others cannot be heard withOUT it. Some phrases can go either way depending on formality or location. Both "je suis allée" and "pas encore" fall into this category, and may be pronounced either way! Memorize the phrases in this category, and you can choose for yourself which to use (if you're uncertain, it's ok to sound formal, so go with the "S"

Answer 6

What are you talking about? W isn't a vowel. It can never be a vowel. The only possible vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. These are the only possible vowels. All the other letters are consonants.

Answer 7

Crwth is crwp!

Answer 8

Ummm... "W" is a consonant. Not a vowel. crwth is not a word.

Answer 9

Vowel. W is in the word, "vowel."

Answer 10

W is not a vowel at all...y is sometimes