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Some more on: the /ŭ/ sound spelled with o as in oven |
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There is one rule to tell you when to
use o to spell the /ŭ/
sound: We never put u and v together - always use ov. |
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The following are not rules but they are letter patterns which you often
see:
1. on words:
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2. oth words:
| other another mother brother smother |
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blood - When I cut my finger there was a lot of blood. flood - After a lot of rain, York is often flooded. |
Note:
In some parts of the UK these two vowel sounds sound almost the same:
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| u as in umbrella | oo as in books |
For more on the oo words, please see Unit 13.
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Now test yourself in spelling the short /ŭ/ sound. |
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