What does the oo sound make?
What does the oo sound make?
It makes two sounds: The OH diphthong plus the AH vowel, like in ‘cooperation’ or ‘zoology’. There are also four vowels that can be made with the double O: Food, foot, floor, flood. For these four, let’s go over more words for each category.
What are some AU words?
Study the word list: au words
sauce | I had pasta and tomato sauce for supper. |
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gaunt | She ate so little, she began to look gaunt. |
haunt | A ghost wanted to haunt the house. |
jaunt | Let’s go on a jaunt to the beach. |
launch | A space probe was launched yesterday. |
How do you teach AU sound?
Use au at the beginning or in the middle of a word for the “ô” sound. Use aw at the end of a word for the “ô” sound. If a single l, n, or k follows the “ô” sound at the end of the word, use aw.
Which word has a long o sound?
Here are some examples of long /o/ words spelled with letters ow: row. snow. borrow.
Is Au a diphthong?
The two most common diphthongs in the English language are the letter combination “oy”/“oi”, as in “boy” or “coin”, and “ow”/ “ou”, as in “cloud” or “cow”….
Diphthongs Examples | |
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“aw”/“au” | straw, law, saw, cause, haul, author |
“oy”/“oi” | toy, boy, coy, coin, noise, oil |
“ow”/“ou” | cow, now, flower, cloud, house, loud |
What sound does u make in English?
The letter “U” has three different sounds, but one thing that is unique about “U” is that it has two Long-vowel sounds. The basic sounds of the English letter “U” are: Long-U-1, Long-U-2, and Short-u.
Is OO a long U sound?
Discuss the meaning of the words and try to think of a sentence containing the word. Spelling tip: ‘oo’ most often makes a long ‘oo’ sound (often before ‘n’, ‘m’ and ‘l’). Spelling tip: ‘oo’ can give a short ‘u’ sound (often before ‘d’ and ‘k’).