How to teach digraphs aw and au - both have the same sound an can be confusing for kids.

Digraphs aw and au have the same sound as in
straw and haul
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Aw makes the /aw/ sound heard at the end of straw.

Additional words that have aw
draw
raw
claw
jaw
paw
He likes to draw.
These are dog paw prints.
This is the girl’s jaw.
The bird’s claw is sharp.
She used raw carrots in
the salad.

Have kids complete each word
aw dr_____
p_______
cl_______
j____
r____
aw aw
aw
aw
aw

c l a w

c l a w
p w
a

c l a w
p w
a
d
r
w

c l a w
p w
a
d
r
w
j
w

A bird has a _________and a dog has a_______.
Her ______ moves when she eats . carrots.
He can a girl drinking with a .
Have kids fill in the spaces with the correct aw words.
claw paw
jaw raw
draw straw

Au makes the /au/ sound heard at the end of haul.

Additional words that have au
sauce
faucet
caught
caution
laundry
People put barbecue sauce on ribs.
caution
!
The faucet was dripping.
He caught the ball.
We saw the caution sign ahead.
The laundry is in the basket.

au s__ce
f___cet
c___ ght
c__ tion
l___ndry
caution
!

au s__ce
f___cet
c___ght
c__tion
l__ndry
caution
!
au
au
au
au
au

To away the items they had to pass the sign.
He got water from the to clean the spilled .
Have kids fill in the spaces with the correct au words.
caution
!
After finding his uniform in the _______, he _________ten balls.

To away the items they had to pass the sign.
He got water from the faucet to clean the spilled sauce.
Have kids fill in the spaces with the correct aw words.
haul caution
caution
!
After finding his uniform in the _______, he _________ten balls.
laundry caught

Have kids write in the aw or au to complete each word
h ___l
l ___ ndry p ___
str___
r ___
s __ce
j ___ cl ___
dr ___
f___ cet
c___ ght
caution
!
c ___ tion

Have kids write in the aw or au to complete each word
h ___l
l ___ ndry p ___
str___
r ___
s __ce
j ___ cl ___
dr ___
f___ cet
c___ ght
caution
!
c ___ tion
aw
au au
au au
au
aw
aw aw
aw aw aw

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