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____ is the only English letter with a name of more than one syllable.
____ is the only English letter with a name of more than one syllable.
W
What is the fifteenth most frequently used letter in English?
What is the fifteenth most frequently used letter in English?
- ⟨w⟩ (correct)
- ⟨q⟩
- ⟨z⟩
- ⟨v⟩
There are very few English words that start with ______.
There are very few English words that start with ______.
X
Some speakers shorten "double u" to "____."
Some speakers shorten "double u" to "____."
Which language historically used ⟨w⟩ for /v/ in native words but later replaced it with ⟨v⟩?
Which language historically used ⟨w⟩ for /v/ in native words but later replaced it with ⟨v⟩?
In the Cartesian coordinate system, ______ refers to the horizontal axis.
In the Cartesian coordinate system, ______ refers to the horizontal axis.
In which language did ⟨w⟩ become a labiodental approximant /ʋ/?
In which language did ⟨w⟩ become a labiodental approximant /ʋ/?
An X rating denotes media intended for ______ only.
An X rating denotes media intended for ______ only.
In many languages, the name of the letter "W" means "____."
In many languages, the name of the letter "W" means "____."
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Study Notes
- English uses ⟨w⟩ to represent /w/
- Some words beginning with ⟨w⟩ are silent in most dialects before a pronounced ⟨r⟩
- ⟨w⟩ is the fifteenth most frequently used letter in English
- ⟨w⟩ is used in several central-western European languages
- Some languages historically used ⟨w⟩ for /v/ in native words but later replaced it with ⟨v⟩
- Modern German dialects generally have only [v] or [Ê‹] for West Germanic /w/
- In Dutch, ⟨w⟩ became a labiodental approximant /ʋ/
- In Finnish, ⟨w⟩ is sometimes seen as a variant of ⟨v⟩ and not a separate letter
- ⟨w⟩ is named double-v in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish
- Multiple dialects of Swedish and Danish use the sound /w/
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