Unit 13: Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo and ou
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The letters u-e, ue and ew can be used to spell the long /u/ sound as we saw in Unit 7: |
u-e as in cube | ue as in statue | ew as in mew |
The same letters can sometimes create the long oo sound: |
u-e as in ruler | ue as in blue | ew as in screw | ||
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clue glue true |
blew* brew chew crew drew flew* grew Jew shrew threw* Andrew jewel jewellery |
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NOTE: Words marked * are homophones. Please see page 11. |
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