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Unit 6H Homophones: Spelling the short vowel sounds
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Unit 6H: A 'Beat the spellchecker!' test for Unit 6 words

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Homophones for Unit 6 - Short vowel sounds

Spelling homophones...
... the words the computer spellchecker will not spot.

This section tests you on homophones with the short vowel sounds /ĭ/, /ŏ/ and /ŭ/.

Which of the bold words is correct?

Type the correct word:

Jill dressed as a which/witch for the party.
Nun/none of us are hungry.
I tied a knot/not in the string.
Kim goes to the jim/gym every day.
First we pray then we sing a him/hymn.
The sum/some of ten and six is sixteen.
Who won/one the last race?
The missed/mist did not lift until midday.
He is sailing in very rough/ruff seas.
An icon is a program cymbal/symbol.
Billy has two daughters and a son/sun.
Switch on the electric currant/current.


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"This is a fantastic opportunity for our students!  I'm sure Spellzone will be invaluable in helping them to improve their spellings and therefore improve the quality of their writing in all subject areas!"

Teacher, High School, UK