Question

lesson 1.19 vowel sounds (au, aw, al, all)

• the letters au can make the sound you hear in taught
• the letters aw can make the sound you hear in straw
• when the vowel a is followed by l or ll, as in chalk or ball, it makes the same sound as au and aw do.

make a check mark ✓ on the line next to the word that has the same vowel sound as the word in bold.

1. are you going to listen to the author, nelly maddox, speak at the library?

___ apple _ sauce ___ cheat

1. she is going to talk about her childhood and her writing.

___ claw _ clap ___ waste

1. ms. maddox was born in australia, but today she lives in london.

___ cast _ salt ___ sand

1. she will be signing autographs from 3:00 until 5:30.

___ lake _ hall ___ tails

1. she loved to draw as a little girl and illustrates all her picture books.

___ bang _ wait ___ caught

1. ms. maddox’s first book for teens was called oddball summer.

___ trash _ road ___ lawn

1. it was based on her memories of feeling awkward as a teenager.

___ sail _ malt ___ thank

1. ms. maddox’s daughter, amelia, likes to read and play soccer.

___ hawk _ unwrap ___ grasp
spectrum word study and phonics
grade 4

Explanation:

Question 1

The bold word is "author" with the vowel sound from "au". "sauce" has "au" making the same sound, while "apple" has a short "a" and "cheat" has a long "ea" sound.

The bold word is "talk" with "al" making the target sound. "claw" has "aw" (same as "al" in "talk"), "clap" has short "a", "waste" has long "a" (different).

The bold word is "Australia" with "au" sound. "salt" has "al" (same as "au" sound), "cast" has short "a", "sand" has short "a" (different).

Answer:

\(\boldsymbol{\checkmark}\) sauce (and leave apple and cheat unmarked)

Question 2