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Coat or caught?
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Hear the difference between the vowels in “go” and “saw”.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- coat
- A piece of clothing you wear outside when it is cold.
- catch
- To take hold of something moving through the air.
- boat
- A small vehicle for travelling on water.
Answer key
- Put on your coat, please.“Coat” has the oh sound.
- I caught the ball easily.“Caught” and “ball” have the long aw sound.
- The boat is very slow.“Boat” and “slow” have the oh sound.
- We bought some water.“Bought” has the aw sound.
- She told me a short story.“Told” has the oh sound; “short” and “story” have the aw sound.