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Section 1 ‘or’ - /

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Section 2 ‘au’ - /

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a). cord cork form lord sort corn storm horn born stork torch horse

kd kk fm ld st kn stm hn bn stk tt hs

gorge forge short record accord ford lord
d fd t rkd kd fd ld

b). torpid fortunate corner morning orchestra ornament tortuous

tpd ftnt kn mn kstr nmnt tts

torment (

n.

) torture formidable former northern morbid normal fortress

tment tt fmdbl fm nn mbd nml ftrs

a). launch author auditory haul fault haunt cause faun taunt daunt
lnt dtri hl flt hnt kz fn tnt dnt

sauce pauper pause gauntlet sauna audience audio autumn trauma
ss pp pz ntlt sn dns d tm trm

b). augment authentic autumnal traumatic aurthority applaud
ment entk t mnl trmætk rti pld

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Section 3 ‘a’+ ‘l’ / ‘al’- /

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Section 4 ‘o’- /

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Section 5 ‘ore’- /

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Section 6 ‘ar’- /

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Section 7 ‘aw’- /

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Section 8 ‘our’- /

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call all halt falter false salt halt balsam psalter tall ball wall fall
kl l hlt flt fls slt hlt blsm slt tl bl wl fl

alter malt bald also walk balk chalk talk stalk

lt mlt bld ls wk bk tk tk stk

oral glory story laborious forum glorious boring chorus choral gory
rl lri stri lbrs frm lrs br krs krl ri

before bore core gore lore more sore tore store shore pore ignore
bf b k l m s t st p n

warm quarter ward wharf wart warden quartz war quartet warn
wm kwt wd wf wt wdn kwts w kwtet wn

warble swarthy sward swarm warp

wbl swi swd swm wp

yawn paw draw saw brawl hawk raw thaw straw scrawl trawler
jn p dr s brl hk r str skrl trl

bawd gnaw shawl dawn fawn pawn awkward jaw crawl law maw
bd n l dn fn pn kwd d krl l m

awe awesome
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your pour four tour course court source mourn

j p f t ks kt ss mn

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Section 9 ‘augh / ough’- /

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Section 10 ‘oar’- /

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Section 11 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 12 ‘o’ - /

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broad abroad drawer (

container

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brd brd dr k md kstrdnri p

a). cop plot flop top stop dog clog rod plod fox soft lock long moth
kp plt flp tp stp d kl rd pld fks sft lk l m

cloth lodge dodge pond lost cost golf frost log frog song wrong
kl ld dd pnd lst kst lf frst l fr s r

aught caught slaughter onslaught taught naught fraught daughter naughty
t kt slt nslt tt nt frt dt nti

fought ought bought brought nought wrought sought thought
ft t bt brt nt rt st t

boar board coarse hoarse roar soar oar hoard

b bd ks hs r s hd

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Section 13 ‘a’ - /

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Section 14 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

Listen and repeat (shaded words are recorded). Practise reading.

b). oxen proxy oxygen copper stopper totter potter tomorrow topsy
ksn prksi ksdn kp stp tt pt tmr tpsi

donkey ponder foster monster doctor comprehend bother often
dki pnd fst mnst dkt

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kmprhend b fn

c). topic exotic profit polish forest modest atomic promise
tpk ztk prft pl frst mdst tmk prms

d). gone scone shone body copy model novel hover modern coral
n skn n bdi kpi mdl nvl hv mdn krl

moral olive closet column foreign honour
mrl lv klzt klm frn

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swan want wan wasp watch wash watt squash wander quash quarrel

swn wnt wn wsp wt w wt skw wnd kw kwrl

quantity quality wanton wallet squabble what wallop wand warrior quarry
kwntti kwlti wntn wlt skwbl wt wlp wnd wr kwri

cough trough because cauliflower laurel sausage

kf trf bkz klfla lrl ssd

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Section 15 CONTRAST /

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reading.

short

shot

ward

wad

cork

cock

sword

sod

cord

cod

warned

wand

caught

cot

chalk

chock

dawn

don

walk

wok

pork

pock

bawdy

body

stalk

stock

roared

rod

sworn

swan

awed

odd

orphan

often

naughty

knotty

Section 16 HOMOPHONES (words pronounced identically)

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or

oar

awe

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soar

sore

saw

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pore

pour

poor

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pores

pours

paws

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shore

sure

Shaw

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whore

hoar

haw

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more

maw

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course

coarse

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bore

boar

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lore

law

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morning

mourning

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roar

raw

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worn

warn

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source

sauce

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core

corps

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sort

sought

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court

caught

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Section 17 SENTENCES /

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New York is still warm in autumn.

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Draw lots, Paul!

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Dawson’s horse is on the lawn.

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They fought in the fort.

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Mr. Laurie’s lorries are all faulty.

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Laura likes salty sausages and sauce.

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They saw a long wall.

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This torch is a bit short, Shaun.

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I need a wok, not a walk.

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He brought cornflakes.

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Mr. Potter is a porter.

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What a place! Nothing but water.

Section 18

PASSAGE. Identify words with /

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…and the hobbits had almost forgotten what he looked like. He had been away
over The Hill and across The Water on business of his own since they were all
small hobbit-boys and hobbit-girls. All that the unsuspecting Bilbo saw that
morning was an old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long
grey cloak, a silver scarf over which a white beard hung down below his waist,
and immense black boots. Good morning! said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun
was shining, and the grass was very green. (…) What do you mean? he said.
Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I
want not; or that you feel good this morning;…