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In these words, the spelling pattern is aw represents the /or/ sound, like in the words saw, jaw, and drawl
While there are a few other ways of spelling the /or/ sound in English, there are three common situations in which it is likely that you will need to use the aw spelling pattern:
1) At the end of a word, like in paw and claw.
2) Before the letter ‘l’, such as in crawl and shawl.
3) Before the letter ‘n’, for example in lawn and yawn.
Occasionally the aw will also appear at the start of the word, like in awkward or awning.
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raw |
Store raw meat away from cooked meat.
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claw |
The bear's claw is razor sharp.
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draw |
I won a thousand dollars in the draw.
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thaw |
The deep snow will take a week to thaw.
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straw |
The scarecrow was made from straw.
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hawk |
We saw the hawk hover over its prey.
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squawk |
We heard the parrot squawk.
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dawn |
Dawn broke over the beautiful meadow.
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fawn |
A young deer is called a fawn.
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lawn |
Mow the lawn before it rains.
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pawn |
A pawn is the small piece in a chess game.
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yawn |
Tiredness makes you yawn.
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drawn |
A line was drawn from coner to corner.
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prawn |
We had a prawn cocktail at the wedding meal.
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spawn |
There is frog spawn in our garden pond.
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crawl |
Our son began to crawl at the age of eight months.
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trawl |
We will trawl the internet to find him.
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shawl |
Grandma will make a shawl for the baby.
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scrawl |
His handwriting is just an untidy scrawl.
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Learn more about these words in the Spellzone Main Course: Unit 14. Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw + war
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Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
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Monkey Business
It's bananas!
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