Educational worksheet for children to identify and write words containing the 'au' sound.

Let’s go step by step to find all the words that contain the “au” sound and match them with the correct pictures.

We are looking for words like:
- launch (rocket)
- sauce (bottle? maybe not — let’s check)
- cloud? → no, that’s “ou”
- astronaut? → has “au”, but picture is a person sitting — maybe not
- skirt? → no “au”
- chair? → has “air”, which sounds like “au” in some accents? But we’re focusing on spelling: “au” letters together.
- August? → not shown
- autumn? → not shown

Wait — let’s look at the last column where answers are partially filled:

In the third row of the rightmost sheet:
- Rocket → labeled “l au n ch” → so launch ✔
- Skirt → labeled “s k ir t” → no “au” ✘
- Chair → labeled “ch air” → “air” is not “au” ✘

But wait — maybe we need to think about words that *sound* like “au” even if spelled differently? The title says “Find and Write the ‘au’ Words” — it might mean words with the /ɔː/ sound (like “law”, “saw”, “caught”) — which can be spelled “au”, “aw”, “ough”, etc.

Looking again at the images:

Top row:
1. Castle? → no “au” sound
2. Bottle → could be “sauce”? If it’s a sauce bottle → “sauce” has “au” ✔
3. Rocket → “launch” has “au” ✔

Middle row:
4. Cloud → “cloud” has “ou” → same sound as “au” in some cases? Actually, “cloud” = /klaʊd/, while “launch” = /lɔːnt/ — different vowel sounds. So probably not.
5. Person meditating? Maybe “astronaut”? Has “au” ✔
6. Skirt → no “au”

Bottom row:
7. Sunset over water? Could be “August sunset”? Not clear. Or “autumn”? Picture shows trees losing leaves? Possibly “autumn” → has “au” ✔
8. Bowl of soup or sauce? Again, “sauce” → “au” ✔
9. Chair → “chair” has “air” → sometimes taught as part of “au/aw/air” group for similar sound? But strictly speaking, “chair” doesn’t have “au” letters.

Wait — let’s use the clues from the answer key shown in the image:

In the far-right column, they’ve already started filling in:

Row 1: rocket → “l au n ch” → so launch

Row 2: skirt → “s k ir t” → no “au” → so skip

Row 3: chair → “ch air” → again, not “au”

BUT — look at the middle column:

It shows:
- Rocket → blank
- Skirt → “s _ _ _” → maybe “skirt” isn’t supposed to be here?
- Chair → “_ _ ch” → perhaps “couch”? Couch has “ou” — close to “au” sound?

Actually, let’s re-read the instruction: “Write the words and then colour the ones with an ‘au’ sound in them.”

So it’s about SOUND, not just spelling.

Common “au” sound words (pronounced /ɔː/):

- launch
- sauce
- august
- autumn
- author
- because (sometimes)
- caught
- taught
- daughter

Now match to pictures:

Picture 1: Castle → no
Picture 2: Bottle → likely sauce ✔
Picture 3: Rocket → launch ✔
Picture 4: Cloud → no (different sound)
Picture 5: Person sitting cross-legged → maybe astronaut? But astronaut is usually floating or in space suit… Hmm. Alternatively, could it be “author”? Unlikely. Wait — what if it’s “august” as in the month? No picture for that. Maybe it’s “because”? No. Let’s hold off.

Picture 6: Skirt → no
Picture 7: Landscape with sun setting behind hills/trees → possibly autumn (fall season) ✔
Picture 8: Bowl → again, sauce or soup? Soup doesn’t have “au”. Sauce does.
Picture 9: Chair → chair — the “air” makes the same sound as “au” in many dialects? In phonics programs, “air” is often grouped with “au/aw” for the /ɛər/ or /ɔːr/ sound depending on region.

But in standard American English:
- “au” as in “launch” = /ɔ/
- “air” as in “chair” = /ɛər/ — different!

However, in British English or some curricula, they may group them.

Given that the worksheet already labels “chair” as having “air” and includes it under “au words”, perhaps this curriculum considers “air” as part of the “au” sound family.

Also, note: in the second column, under chair, it says “ch ___” — maybe expecting “chair”?

And under skirt: “s ___ ___ ___” — maybe “skirt” is a distractor.

Let’s list probable answers based on common “au” sound words matching images:

✔ Launch (rocket)
✔ Sauce (bottle or bowl)
✔ Autumn (landscape with falling leaves/sunset)
✔ Astronaut? (person sitting — weak match)
✔ Chair? (if including “air” sound)

But looking back at the provided partial answers in the image:

Rightmost column:
- Rocket → “l au n ch” → confirmed
- Skirt → “s k ir t” → not “au”
- Chair → “ch air” → included, so likely accepted

Middle column:
- Rocket → blank → should be “launch”
- Skirt → “s _ _ _” → maybe “skirt” is wrong; perhaps it’s “short”? No. Or “shirt”? Still no “au”.
Wait — maybe the skirt picture is meant to be ignored? Or perhaps it’s “sausage”? No.

Another idea: Picture 5 (person sitting) — could it be “because”? No. Or “cause”? As in “for cause”? Unlikely.

Perhaps it’s “author” — someone writing? But the person is meditating.

Wait — what if it’s “August”? Month name — but no calendar shown.

Let’s consider: maybe only three clear ones:

1. Launch (rocket)
2. Sauce (bottle or bowl)
3. Autumn (landscape)

And possibly:

4. Chair — if “air” counts

But in the first column, there are 9 pictures. We need to write words for each, then color those with “au” sound.

The instruction says: “Write the words and then colour the ones with an ‘au’ sound in them.”

So for each picture, write the word, then decide if it has “au” sound.

Let’s assign words to each picture:

Grid positions (left to right, top to bottom):

Column 1 (main sheet):

Row 1:
- Pic 1: Castle → “castle” → no “au” sound
- Pic 2: Bottle → “sauce” → YES ✔
- Pic 3: Rocket → “launch” → YES ✔

Row 2:
- Pic 4: Cloud → “cloud” → sound is /aʊ/, not /ɔː/ → NO
- Pic 5: Person → let’s say “astronaut” → has “au” → YES ✔ (even if stretch)
- Pic 6: Skirt → “skirt” → no → NO

Row 3:
- Pic 7: Landscape → “autumn” → YES ✔
- Pic 8: Bowl → “sauce” again? Or “soup”? “Soup” no. “Sauce” yes → YES ✔
- Pic 9: Chair → “chair” → if we accept “air” as “au” sound → YES ✔ (based on worksheet hint)

But “sauce” appears twice? That’s odd.

Alternative for Pic 8: “draw”? No. “Law”? No.

Pic 8 is a bowl — could be “stew”? No. “Gravy”? No.

Perhaps Pic 2 is “oil” or “vinegar” — not “sauce”.

This is tricky.

Let’s use the answer pattern from the rightmost column:

They have:
- Rocket → launch
- Skirt → skirt (not colored)
- Chair → chair (colored? It has “air” written)

In the middle column:
- Rocket → blank → should be “launch”
- Skirt → “s _ _ _” → maybe “skirt” is correct, no “au”
- Chair → “_ _ ch” → “chair”

In the leftmost column, we need to fill all 9.

Perhaps the intended words are:

1. castle
2. sauce
3. launch
4. cloud
5. astronaut
6. skirt
7. autumn
8. sauce (again?) or perhaps “pastry”? No.
9. chair

But “sauce” twice seems unlikely.

Another possibility: Pic 8 is “bowl of cereal” — “cereal” no. “Oatmeal”? No.

Wait — what if Pic 8 is “sauerkraut”? Too advanced.

Perhaps Pic 2 is “perfume” or “lotion” — not “sauce”.

Let’s think differently. Maybe the bottle is “shampoo”? Has “am” — no.

I recall that in some phonics worksheets, “au” words include:

- aunt
- authority
- causal
- laundry

None fit well.

Back to basics: the only clear “au” sound words from the pictures are:

- launch (rocket)
- autumn (landscape)
- sauce (bottle or bowl) — assume one of them is sauce
- astronaut (person) —勉强
- chair — if allowed

Given that the worksheet itself marks “chair” as having “air” and includes it in the “au words” section, I think we should include it.

Also, in the middle column, under chair, it says “ch ___” — likely “chair”.

Under skirt, “s ___ ___ ___” — “skirt” — no “au”.

So for the final answer, we need to list the words that have the “au” sound.

From the images, the words with “au” sound are:

1. launch
2. sauce (assuming bottle or bowl is sauce)
3. autumn
4. astronaut (for the person)
5. chair (accepting "air" as equivalent)

But to be precise, let's count how many are expected.

The worksheet has 9 pictures, and we're to color the ones with "au" sound.

In the rightmost column, they've only marked rocket, skirt, chair — and among those, rocket and chair are considered to have the sound.

Skirt does not.

So likely, the "au" sound words are:

- launch
- chair
- and possibly others.

Let's look for standard "au" sound words in early education:

Common ones:
- August
- autumn
- author
- because
- caught
- daughter
- launch
- sauce
- sausage
- taunt
- vault

Matching to pictures:

- Rocket: launch ✔
- Bottle: sauce ✔
- Landscape: autumn ✔
- Person: author? Or astronaut? Both have "au". Let's go with astronaut as it's more visual.
- Chair: chair — if we include "air" sound, then yes.

For the bowl: if it's soup, no; if it's sauce, yes — but we already have sauce for bottle.

Perhaps the bowl is "gruel" or "stew" — no.

Another idea: Pic 8 is "bowl of fruit" — "fruit" no.

I think the safest bet is to go with the most obvious:

Final list of words with "au" sound from the pictures:

1. launch (rocket)
2. sauce (bottle)
3. autumn (landscape)
4. astronaut (person)
5. chair (chair)

That's five.

But let's verify with the partial answers given in the image.

In the rightmost column, they have:

- Rocket: "l au n ch" -> launch
- Skirt: "s k ir t" -> skirt (no au)
- Chair: "ch air" -> chair (has air, which is treated as au sound)

In the middle column:

- Rocket: blank -> should be launch
- Skirt: "s _ _ _" -> skirt
- Chair: "_ _ ch" -> chair

In the leftmost column, we need to fill all, but only color those with au sound.

So for the final answer, since the user asks to solve the problem, and the problem is to "find and write the 'au' words", I think we need to list the words that contain the "au" sound.

Based on standard interpretation and the hints in the worksheet, the words are:

- launch
- sauce
- autumn
- astronaut
- chair

But "astronaut" might be a stretch for the person sitting. What if the person is "meditating" — no au. Or "yoga" — no.

Perhaps it's "because" — but no.

Another possibility: the person is "an author" writing — but he's not holding a pen.

Let's consider that in some worksheets, "au" sound includes words like "draw", "law", "paw", which are spelled with "aw", but sound like "au".

For example, "draw" — is there a drawing? Pic 7 is a landscape, which could be a drawing — so "draw" has "aw" sound, same as "au".

Similarly, "saw" — no saw in pictures.

"Claw" — no.

"Paw" — no.

"Straw" — no.

So perhaps Pic 7 is "draw" — as in the act of drawing the landscape.

Then "draw" has the "au" sound.

Similarly, Pic 8 bowl — "straw" if it's a drinking straw? But it's a bowl, not a glass.

Pic 2 bottle — "law" ? No.

I think I'm overcomplicating.

Let me search for a standard answer for this type of worksheet.

Upon recalling, in many "au" sound worksheets, the following are common:

- launch
- sauce
- autumn
- August
- author
- because
- caught
- taught
- daughter
- laundry
- paunch
- saucer
- taunt
- vaunt
- haunt
- jaunt
- flaunt
- gauntlet

Matching to pictures:

- Rocket: launch
- Bottle: sauce or saucer
- Landscape: autumn or August (but August is month, not season)
- Person: author or astronaut
- Chair: chair (if air is included)

For the bowl: if it's a saucer, then "saucer" has "au" — but saucer is for cups, not bowls.

Perhaps Pic 8 is "bowl of sauce" — so "sauce" again.

To resolve, let's assume that the intended words are:

1. launch
2. sauce
3. autumn
4. astronaut
5. chair

And for the purpose of this task, these are the "au" words.

So the final answer should be the list of words that have the "au" sound.

Since the user didn't specify to list all or just identify, but the task is "find and write the 'au' words", I think we need to provide the words.

In the context, perhaps they want the words written in the blanks, but since we can't see the full grid, we'll provide the words that qualify.

Given the above reasoning, the words with "au" sound are:

- launch
- sauce
- autumn
- astronaut
- chair

But to confirm, let's see if "chair" is universally accepted. In many US phonics programs, "air" is taught separately from "au/aw". However, in the worksheet, they explicitly write "ch air" for chair and include it in the "au words" section, so for this context, it is included.

Therefore, the final answer is the list of these words.

Final Answer:
launch, sauce, autumn, astronaut, chair