Unit 14: Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw and war
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You may remember that the letter w can have a strange effect on vowels: |
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| After w, the short /ŏ/ sound is spelled with an a, as in watch | After w, the /er/ sound is spelled or as in world | ||
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word work worm worse worst worth worthy worthless worship |
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After w, the /or/ sound is usually spelled ar, as in warning |  |
Some more war words:
| war* warship warplane warfare |
ward warder warden wardrobe |
warm warp wart dwarf |
award reward swarm swarthy |
And qu words follow a similar pattern, with ar coming after the qu to create the /or/ sound
| quarter | quartet | quartz | quart |
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