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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

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

Some words use just the letter u:

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

Sometimes, we add another letter, for example:
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u-e as in cube

Use the split digraph u-e to make the u say its name.

Some examples:

cube
cute
pure
capsule
resume
fortune
confuse
endure
rebuke
refuge
institute
attitude
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ue as in statue

Use ue to spell the long /u/ sound.

Some examples:

cue*
due*
hue
sue
argue
issue
pursue
queue*
rescue
tissue
value
barbecue
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ew as in mew

Use ew to spell the long /u/ sound.

Some examples:

dew*
few
new*
knew*
pew
stew
nephew
Rule breakers break spelling rules
ewe* (sheep)
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Note: Words marked * are homophones.


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