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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

homophones - learn to spell similar sounding words Homophones from this section:

If you confuse these words the computer spellchecker will not spot your mistake -
so it is especially important to learn them.

sun - in the sky

son - male offspring		 The sun is 93 million miles away.

Jack's son is also called Jack.

one - number one

won - past tense of win		 He's the one for me!

Steven Redgrave has won 5 gold medals.

sum - the whole amount

some - part of something		 The sum of 10 and 10 is 20.

Some of the team were late for the game.

none - nothing

nun - woman who has taken
religious vows		 None of this make sense to me.

The nuns live together in a convent.

rough - not smooth

ruff - frill round the neck		 The path was rough and rocky.

The bird has a ruff of feathers round its neck.

current - flow of e.g. water

currant - small dried grape		 The river had a strong current.

This cake is full of currants.
Learning tip to help your spelling Think of:
1) river with e and current with e.


2) cake with a and currant with a.		 Spell river with e and current with e
Spell cake with a and currant with a

next part of the spelling course
Go to final part of this unit:
The 'schwa' sound.

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