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Study the word list: Spelling List 5: -aw words

	dawn	Dawn broke over the beautiful meadow.
	squawk	We heard the parrot squawk.
	saw	I saw a glider soar above the clouds.
	awful	I'm going to complain about that awful smell.
	hawk	A hawk was flying over the field looking for something to catch. *
	draw	I won a thousand dollars in the draw.
	claws	A chameleon has a pincer-like grip and sharp claws. *
	straw	Straw is a pale yellow color.
	jaws	Into the jaws of Death rode the six hundred. *
	law	There is a law against drink driving.
	crawl	Our son began to crawl at the age of eight months.
	yawning	He was so tired he couldn't stop yawning. *
	awkward	His body was bent at an awkward angle.
	awesome	That range of mountains is awesome. *
	sprawled	The cat sprawled on the bed in the sunshine. *
	drawer	A drawer is a sliding boxlike container in a piece of furniture.
	dawdling
	thawing	The snow started thawing, leaving slush behind. *
	strawberry	A strawberry is a sweet fleshy red fruit.
	scrawl	His handwriting is just an untidy scrawl.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Use the list: Spelling List 5: -aw words

Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.

Look	dawn
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

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dawn

squawk

saw

awful

hawk

draw

claws

straw

jaws

law

crawl

yawning

awkward

awesome

sprawled

drawer

dawdling

thawing

strawberry

scrawl

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