The W that never gets said
It's the night before the party and you're at the kitchen table with a roll of paper, a pile of gifts, and one sore wrist.
The phrase
Can you help me wrap the last few gifts?10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- wrap/ræp/
verb
To fold paper or cloth around something to cover it.
- wrapping/ˈræpɪŋ/
noun
The paper or plastic that covers something.
- wrist/rɪst/
noun
The joint between your hand and your arm.
- wrinkle/ˈrɪŋkəl/
noun
A small crease or fold in a surface that should be smooth.
- wrestle/ˈresəl/
verb
To struggle hard with something that fights back or resists you.
- write/raɪt/
verb
To put something into words on paper or a screen.
- wrong/rɔːŋ/
adjective
Not correct or not true.
- whole/hoʊl/
adjective
Complete, with nothing missing or taken away.
- answer/ˈænsər/
verb
To pick up the phone when it rings or open the door when someone knocks.
- wreath/riːθ/
noun
A ring of leaves or flowers hung up as a decoration.
The sentences
Can you help me wrap the last few gifts?
We're almost out of wrapping paper again.
My wrist hurts from cutting all this paper.
There's a wrinkle right across the front of it.
I had to wrestle the box into the bag.
Could you write the names on the little cards?
I think we put the wrong tag on this.
We used the whole roll of tape already.
Could you answer the door while I finish this?
The wreath on the door still looks great.
Pronunciation
wrap/ræp/
Same sound as "rap" — start on the r.
wrist/rɪst/
Starts on the r: "rist".
wrestle/ˈresəl/
Two silent letters: no w and no t. Say "RES-uhl".
write/raɪt/
Sounds the same as "right"; the w is not said.
whole/hoʊl/
Sounds like "hole" — the h is heard, the w is not.
answer/ˈænsər/
Two syllables, "AN-ser", with no w sound in the middle.
wreath/riːθ/
Starts on the r and rhymes with "teeth".
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- What do you say when someone's at the door and your hands are full?
- You could say 'Could you answer the door while I finish this?'
- What does wrinkle mean?
- A small crease or fold in a surface that should be smooth, like in 'There's a wrinkle right across the front of it.'
- How do you say something is complete in English?
- You say whole, like in 'We used the whole roll of tape already.'