Variant vowel /ô/ (aw, au, al) worksheets
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Aw, au, and al all can make the same deep aw sound: saw, haul, walk. One sound, three spellings, each with favorite places to stand.
Three grades, one set of words: all three print from the same 36. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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1st grade
Aw, au, and al spell the deep sound in saw, haul, and walk. First graders sort the three spellings and start hearing them as one sound family.
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2nd grade Core grade
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Second graders place aw, au, and al words quickly and use position clues when spelling: aw for endings, au for middles, al before consonants.
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3rd grade
Third graders add the augh words (caught, taught, daughter) to the au family and handle the whole sound across reading and spelling without slowing down.
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