This one is of course the same sound as 'or'. once the sound has been learnt it is easy to read, but harder to remember which one to use when spelling. Play games to help them learn which words belong in which family. See if you can spot them in these words and remember to say 'or'.
aw - Level 2
law crawl shawl straw yawn dawn drawn (past tense of draw) awful (Tell your pupil that this word has 'ful' like 'full' only with one 'l'.)
2 words together: seesaw
For reading and writing practice
Can you draw a duck? I am yawning. I must go to bed! Will you cut the lawn? The girl is bawling! Give the sheep some straw. Tom can saw the logs up. I like to eat prawns. When shall we cut the lawn?
Dictation for Friday Jack and Frank have been on the beach for hours. Frank starts to yawn. Jack thinks of food. He wants some fish and chips. Frank says they can get some on the way back to the train. They see children playing on the swings and seesaw. They stop to look at the fountain. They eat the chips and go back home. Jack has had a good birthday.