Unit 3: Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 2
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| volcano | detective |
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The spelling rules for the /v/ sound are quite simple. |
1. English words don’t tend to end in v (unless you are shortening words like 'gov' or using slang like 'luv') so if you hear a /v/ sound at the end of a word, spell it ve:
| live | have | above | native | intensive |
2. Most words avoid the double v because it looks very like w:
| lover | giving | ever | every | average |
3. However, there are some exceptions. For example:
| revving | savvy | navvie |
But these are rare.
4. If the sound seems like it comes after a u (uv) then you need to spell it with ov instead:
| cover | above | lovely | shovel |
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The words below are all wrong. |
Type the correct word: |
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