Spelling Patterns for /o/ Like the Sound in Brought

Spelling Patterns for /ŏ/ (like the sound in brought)

by MRS. EARLE

o spells /ŏ/ most often (lost)

• ​hot

• ​sloth

• ​plot

• ​prod

• ​body

When a is followed by l, it usually spells /o/

• ​always

• almost

• ​altogether

• ​balk

• ​walk

• ​medal

• ​capital

• ​natural

au is a frequent spelling pattern in the beginning and middle of a word.

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• ​caught

• ​August

• ​fraud

• ​pause

• ​vault

• ​cause

• ​sauce

aw occurs in the beginning (awful), the middle (yawn) but most often at the end of words (saw)

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Multiple Choice

aw occurs most often where in a word?

• the beginning

• the middle

• the end

Multiple Choice

What letter(s) spells the ŏ sound most often?

• au

• o

• al

• aw

Multiple Choice

When a is followed by which letter does it make the ŏ sound?

• l

• t

• p

• m