Spelling list: ew words

The long /u/ sound in spelling is pronounced yoo and can be found in words like cube or music.

One way of spelling the long /u/ sound is using the ew spelling pattern. This pattern can be found in words like new, few, and dew. The ew letter combination is usually placed at the end of a word or syllable.

When spelling words with the ew pattern, watch out for words with similar sounds which may have different patterns like ue or u-e. For example, though they both sound the same, the word dew has the ew pattern and the word due has the ue pattern.

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dew	There is dew on the grass in the morning.
few	Those flowers will die in a few days.
new	The new road will have four wide lanes.
knew	I wish I knew where I left my keys.
pew	A pew is a bench in a church.
stew	The campers ate beef and mushroom stew.
view	There is a view of the sea from my balcony.
interview	June has an interview for a new job.
nephew	My young nephew is called Luke.
curfew	The army put an overnight curfew in place.
mildew	There was black mildew on the damp wall.
review	The critic gave the show a good review.