On the end of a word the most common way to spell the long /o/ sound is with the letters ow.
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blow |
Blow out the candles on your cake.
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flow |
The crowd will flow through the gates.
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show |
Tick the box to show you have read the text.
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throw |
Don't throw your clothes on the floor.
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arrow |
The archer was down to his last arrow.
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below |
He lives in the rooms below me.
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borrow |
Could I borrow some milk?
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elbow |
A blow on the elbow can be painful.
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fellow |
That fellow keeps looking at me.
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follow |
Don't follow me, I'm lost.
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hollow |
The tree trunk was hollow.
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meadow |
Cows are grazing in the meadow.
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narrow |
Our car got stuck in a narrow lane.
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pillow |
I like to sleep with a big pillow.
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shadow |
The evening sun cast a long shadow.
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shallow |
The shallow water is marked by a buoy.
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sorrow |
Sorrow is a feeling of great sadness.
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swallow |
A swallow was flying up above.
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bungalow |
They lived in a small bungalow by the sea.
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tomorrow |
I'll call you again tomorrow.
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Learn more about these words in Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?
Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.
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Look and read the word.
Say the word. Click the speaker icon.
Cover the word.
Write the word.
Check your spelling.
Spelling games using the word list: ow words
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Easter Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.
Print worksheets and activities: ow words
Handwriting worksheets: ow words
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