LITERACY Lesson 7

The plain vowels a e i o u

Sometimes the vowel sounds a e i o u are not spelled as you would expect.

Here are the different spelling patterns for words with the sounds a e i o u

(Tip. It is not so hard to read the uncommon spelling when you know what the vowel sound is going to be.)

fat cat	Guarantees to have salmon and meringue to harangue with plaits
red hen heavy heads	I said I guess it's nonsense that many friends send cheques on Wednesday to bury leopards
pink pigs give and live pity the city	Pretty busy women build with rhythm on bicycles
hot dog what was gone scone	John got honours and laurels because of his knowledge of coughs on yachts
fun run some come son won	Mothers and uncles with young blood have thoroughly rough tongues