Sometimes the /or/ sound is spelled with the letters au. While there is no hard and fast rule for when the or sound is spelled this way, you should never use the letters au at the end of a word. This list looks at a few au words.
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sauce |
I had pasta and tomato sauce for supper.
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haul |
An old cart horse was used to haul the load.
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maul |
The tiger will maul you.
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taut |
The tent ropes must be taut.
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fraud |
Bill was charged with fraud.
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cause |
A tornado can cause huge devastation.
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pause |
Hit the pause button to stop the video clip.
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fault |
She helpfully fixed the fault on my computer.
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gaunt |
She ate so little, she began to look gaunt.
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haunt |
A ghost wanted to haunt the house.
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launch |
You can watch the space shuttle launch on TV.
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August |
It was extremely hot last August.
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* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.
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Hot spelling fun.
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
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Mayan Temple
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Monkey Business
It's bananas!
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