Open sort to see if the children can identify that the words have different
ways of spelling long u phoneme. Or closed sort against the different graphemes. oo u-eew ue ou
prune flute huge rude
avenue fuel clue argue
glue new blew blue
Ways of spelling long u sound
best bet initial or medial position
oo u-e
best bet final position
ew ueinfrequently used
o ie ou oe
Cut this top row off before you give the sort to pupils!
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