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!

screw dew grew you

soup through group mousse

mouse moon hoover smooth

loo balloon snoop zoo