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Unit 6, Part 2: Spelling the short vowel sounds

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Unit 6: Short vowels, Part 2: o and u

Unit StartPage 12: Short vowel /o/: o, wa, quaCourse Test: Spelling test for /o/: o, wa, quaPage 14: Spelling test for /o/: o, wa, quaPage 15: Homophones and rule breakers for /o/Page 16: Short vowel /u/: u, o or ou?Page 17: When to use o to spell the /u/ sound.Course Test: Spelling test for /u/: u, o or ou?Page 19: Spelling test for /u/: u, o or ou?Page 20: Homophones for /u/Page 21: The schwa soundUnit End

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Spelling the short vowel sound /ŭ/ : u, o or ou

 /ŭ/ as in umbrella. Spelling Umbrella

Teaching point Most of the time the sound /ŭ/ is spelled with just the letter u.
BUT: sometimes the sound /ŭ/ is spelled with o or ou.


Some examples:
short u sound

u as in umbrella

Some examples:

under
ugly
umpire
uncle
until
utter
button
drunk
hungry
lunch
puppy
sudden
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Learn the Words: Short /u/ spelled u
short o as in oven

o as in oven

Some examples:

love
glove
some
done
come
month
wonder
among
cover
dozen
brother
worry
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Learn the Words: Short /u/ spelled o
ou spelling couple

ou as in couple

Some examples:

touch
young
double
trouble
country
cousin
courage
flourish
nourish
rough
tough
enough
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Learn the Words: Short /u/ spelled ou

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