Lesson 93
au, aw, augh /aw/
The graphemes AU, AW, and AUGH spell /aw/
The pronunciation of AU, AW, and AUGH can vary considerably from one dialect to another and may be indistinguishable from short /ŏ/.
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (9 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /ū/u (as in truth), oo (as in moon), ew (as in few), ui (as in fruit), ue (as in blue) · blue
- /oo/u (as in put), oo (as in book) · book
- /ī/i (as in find), y (as in cry), ie (as in pie), igh (as in night) · night
- /ō/o (as in go), oa (as in boat), ow (as in snow), oe (as in toe) · boat
- /ē/e (as in me), y (as in baby), ee (as in see), ea (as in eat), ey (as in key) · see
- /ā/a (as in table), ai (as in rain), ay (as in play) · rain
- /er/er (as in her), ir (as in bird), ur (as in turn), or (as in doctor) · her
- /or/or (as in for), ore (as in store) · for
- /ar/ar (as in car) · car
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
Initial
b l r
gr bl gl
Middle
or ur
ea ow
ue
Final
m n
+
s
New Concept
Today we learn three ways to spell the /aw/ sound: aw, au, and augh.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
Today we are going to learn about a new sound, /aw/. The /aw/ sound is similar to the /ŏ/ sound.
aw /aw/
The sound /aw/ can be spelled with the vowel team AW. AW usually comes in the middle of a word, such as the words and . AW can also come at the end of a word, such as the words and . AW can sometimes come at the beginning of a word, such as the word .
au /aw/
The sound /aw/ can also be spelled with the vowel team AU. AU comes in the middle of a word, such as the words and .
augh /aw/
The sound /aw/ can also be spelled with AUGH. AUGH comes in the middle of a word, such as the word .
How our mouth moves
The /aw/ sound is similar to the /ŏ/ sound. To make the /aw/ sound, drop your chin, round your lips slightly, and pull your tongue back like /ŏ/, but pull your cheeks in a little like this. Be sure your voice is on. Like all vowels, /aw/ is a continuous sound that can be stretched out. Watch me /aw/. You try /aw/.
Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do