Your current location:

Unit 6, Part 2: Spelling the short vowel sounds

Page 4 of 10

Unit 6: Short vowels, Part 2: o and u

Unit Startpage 12Course Testpage 14page 15page 16page 17Course Testpage 19page 20page 21Unit End

Page 4 of 10

Homophones for the short vowel sound /ŏ/: o, wa or qua

homophones - learn to spell similar sounding words

Homophones from this section:

If you confuse these words the computer spellchecker will not spot your mistake -
so it is especially important to learn them.


not - negative

knot - tie with e.g. string
I do not like garlic.

The knot was too tight to undo.

Rule Breakers - these words break spelling rules cough - David has a bad cold and a cough.

trough - The pigs pushed around the trough.

See Unit 17 for more on -ough words.

next part of the spelling course
Go to next page:
Spelling the short vowel /ŭ/.

X
X
Please turn your screen to landscape to play this game.
X

The Spellzone interactive course is intended to be used online and may not be printed.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for our students!  I'm sure Spellzone will be invaluable in helping them to improve their spellings and therefore improve the quality of their writing in all subject areas!"

Teacher, High School, UK