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The long o sound at the end of a word is often spelled with the letters ow. This spelling is used in many English words, making it a key pattern to learn. Knowing how to spell ow words correctly will help improve your overall spelling skills.
For example:
blow – blow out the candles on your cake.
show – Tick the box to show you have read the text.
flow – The stream will flow down the mountain.
Learning this pattern will help you remember how to spell these words more easily.
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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 the Spellzone Main Course: Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?
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