Unit 6: Short vowels, Part 2: o and u
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/ŭ/ as in umbrella. |
Most of the time the sound /ŭ/
is spelled with just the letter u. BUT: sometimes the sound /ŭ/ is spelled with o or ou. |
u as in umbrella. | o as in oven. | ou as in couple. |
under ugly umpire uncle until utter button drunk hungry lunch puppy sudden ...and many more |
love glove some son (of parents) done come month wonder among cover govern dozen other brother worry |
touch young double trouble country cousin courage flourish nourish rough tough enough See Unit 29 for words ending in -ous. |
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Some help in remembering when to use o to spell the /ŭ/ sound.
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