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Unit 3: Spelling the consonant sounds, part 2

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Unit 3: Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 2

Unit StartPage 1: IntroductionCourse Test: The /v/ sound: v or vePage 3: The /v/ sound: v or vePage 4: Spelling the qu wordsCourse Test: Homophones for qu wordsPage 6: Homophones for qu wordsCourse Test: Words ending with quePage 8: Words ending with queCourse Test: Homophones for que wordsPage 10: Homophones for que wordsUnit End

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Spelling the /v/ sound: v or ve

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Rule breakers break the spelling rule Only two:
derv: diesel fuel (from diesel engined road vehicle).
spiv: petty criminal (British slang, origin unknown).

More examples of the letter o being used to spell the sound /u/
can be found in Unit 6 'Short vowel sounds'.

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