1. Upper Primary Week 2 Focus
‘ w sounds spelled wh’

2. The Rule wh
The digraph sound ‘wh’ is not spelt any other way and is found at the beginning of words.

3. wharf
wheeze

4. whimsical
whirlwind

5. whisper
whistleblower

6. whittle
whitewash

7. Whippersnapper
whiplash

8. whey
whimper

9. whisk
Whitsunday

10. whiteboard

11. wharf wh-ar-f Sounds: 3 Digraphs: wh, ar Syllables: wharf = 1
(dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, ar
Syllables: wharf = 1

12. wheeze wh-ee-ze Sounds: 3 (dot for graphs & underline for digraph)
Diagraphs: wh, ee, ze
Syllables: wheeze = 1

13. whimsical wh-i-m-s-i-c-a-l
Sounds: 8 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh Syllables: whim / si / cal = 3

14. whirlwind wh-i-r-l-w-i-n-d Sounds: 8 Digraphs: wh
(dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh
Syllables: whirl / wind = 2

15. whisper
wh-i-s-p-er
Sounds: 5 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, er Syllables: whis/ per = 2

16. whistleblower wh-i-st-le-b-l-ow-er Sounds: 8
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Digraphs: wh, st, le, ow, er Syllables: whist / le / blow / er = 4

17. whittle wh-i-tt-le Sounds: 4 Digraphs: wh, tt, le
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Digraphs: wh, tt, le
Syllables: whitt/ le = 2

18. whitewash wh-i-te-w-a-sh
Sounds: 6 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, te, sh
Syllables: white / wash = 2

19. whippersnapper wh-i-pp-er-s-n-a-pp-er
Sounds: 9 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, pp, er
Syllables: whipp / er / snapp / er = 4

20. whiplash wh-i-p-l-a-sh Sounds: 6 Digraphs: wh, sh
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Digraphs: wh, sh
Syllables: whip / lash = 2

21. whey wh-ey Sounds: 2 Digraphs: wh, ey Syllables: whey = 1
(dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, ey Syllables: whey = 1

22. whimper
wh-i-m-p-er
Sounds: 5 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, er Syllables: whim / per = 2

23. whisk wh-i-s-k Sounds: 4 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh
Syllables: whisk = 1

24. whitsunday wh-i-t-s-u-n-d-ay
Sounds: 8 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, ay
Syllables: whit / sunday = 2

25. whiteboard wh-i-te-b-oar-d
Sounds: 6 (dot for graphs & underline for digraphs)
Digraphs: wh, te Trigraphs: oar
Syllables: white / board = 2