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Unit 7, Part 2: Spelling the long vowel sounds

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Unit 7: Short vowels, Part 2: i, o and u

Unit StartPage 13: Long vowel /i/ : i-e, igh, y, ieCourse Test: Spelling test for long vowel /i/: i-e, igh, y, iePage 15: Spelling test for long vowel /i/: i-e, igh, y, iePage 16: Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /i/Page 17: Homophones for long vowel /i/Page 18: Long vowel /o/ : o-e, oa, ow, oeCourse Test: Spelling test for long vowel /o/: o-e, oa, ow, oePage 20: Spelling test for long vowel /o/: o-e, oa, ow, oePage 21: Rules and rule breakers for long vowel /o/Page 22: Homophones for long vowel /o/Page 23: Long vowel /u/ : u-e, ue, ewCourse Test: Spelling test for long vowel /u/: u-e, ue, ewPage 25: Spelling test for long vowel /u/: u-e, ue, ewPage 26: Homophones, rules and rule breakers for long vowel /u/Course Test: Final test on all the long vowel soundsPage 28: Final test on all the long vowel soundsUnit End

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Spelling the long vowel sound /ū/: u-e, ue, ew

 /ū/ as in unicorn. help spelling words with sound u

Teaching point How to spell the long /ū/ sound:

Sometimes, we just need the letter u, for example:

cupid dual duel duty fuel future
human music student unit uniform union

Sometimes, we add another letter, for example:
help spelling words with sound u help spelling words with sound u help spelling words with sound u
u-e as in cube. ue as in statue. ew as in 'mew'.
We use the split digraph u-e to make the u say its name. We add ue. We use ew.

Some examples:

cube
tube
nude
huge
Duke
mule
fume
dune
tune
use
fuse
cute
mute
cure
pure
capsule
assume
consume
costume
perfume
resume
fortune
abuse
amuse

Some examples:

accuse
confuse
excuse
obtuse
refuse
endure
closure
manure
mature
secure
rebuke
refuge
deluge
module
granule
acute
minute
prosecute
execute
institute
attitude

... and many more

Some examples:

cue*
due*
hue
sue
argue
ensue
issue
pursue
queue*
rescue
revue
subdue
tissue
value
barbecue

Some examples:

dew*
few
new*
knew*
pew
stew
nephew

Rule breakers break spelling rules

ewe* (sheep)

Learn the Words:
Learn the Words: u-e words - set 1
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Learn the Words: u-e words - set 2
Learn the Words:
Learn the Words: ue words
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Learn the Words: ew words
Notes:
1) Words marked * are homophones. See page 26.
2) In some words u-e, ue and ew make the sound /oo/ as in boot.
These words are in Unit 13.

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