What are the long o words?

Here are some examples of the long/o/ sound spelled with the letters oa:
  • poach.
  • bloat.
  • coal.
  • soap.
  • groan.
  • encroach.
  • toast.
  • croak.
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What words have a long o?

Long o – go, home, toe, boat, snow. Long u – music, mule, pew, feud.
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What is the rule for long o?

If we hear the long O sound in the middle of a word, we use OA. We use the keyword goat to help our students remember this. If we hear the long O sound at the end of the word, we use OE.
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What is a long o in English?

The long o /oʊ/ is a two-sound English vowel that ends in a brief w sound /w/. It is the vowel sound in the word home.
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Is cow long o or short o?

Many 'other vowels' share spellings with long or short vowels as well as with each other. For instance, the 'ow' spelling can be used for words pronounced as 'long o,' as in the word 'snow,' or as the 'ow sound,' as in the word 'cow.
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Long o Word Reading



Is soap a long o word?

Long–o Word Soap (Long–o Sound)
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What is a long o pattern?

Long O Pattern: O (Open Syllable)

As seen in previous long vowel lessons, the Open Syllable rule also applies to the letter “O.” When a vowel is at the end of a syllable, it makes a long vowel sound and not the usual short vowel sound.
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How do you teach long o spelling patterns?

Break the word into its syllables, and go through the questions. From there, they can go through the most common options first. So that would be the o_e or just o, then the vowel teams. If it's a one syllable word, they need to choose between o_e, a vowel team, or the less common option of just o.
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Is dog long o or short o?

Those sounds are the long o sound (long o), as in the word most and the aw sound (aw sound), as in the word dog.
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What is a long and short o?

The short o makes the vowel sound of o, as in cop, flop, bop, and shop. The long o makes the sound of the name of the vowel as in cope, mope, tote, and show. The letter o also has an alternative short sound that sounds like a short u sound as in son, done, come, and love.
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Is cold a long o word?

The so-called “long o” sound is an informal term that means the long sound of the letter o which is IPA phoneme /əʊ/, as in stone, cold or hotel.
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Is boat long o?

A fish and a boat both belong in the water, but only one of them belongs on this long "O" page. This phonics worksheet presents kids with a set of pictures – some with the long "O" sound, and some without.
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Is Goat a long o sound?

The sound the <o> spells in goat is called long <o>, and is written [ō].
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Is book a long o sound?

In the word book, the /oo/ sound is short.
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Is Rose a long o sound?

The VCe long /o/ vowel spelling as in rose is a common spelling of the long /o/ vowel sound.
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Is Orange a long o sound?

O's short vowel sound is less like oh and more like o.

Examples include ostrich, octopus, orange, moss, octagon, and bon-bon.
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Does frog have long o sound?

When you spin the wheel, words containing a short "o" sound appear, including dog, mop, dot, doll, moth, robin, mom, frog, box, sock, log, and pot.
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Does sock have a long o sound?

Short-o Word Socks (Short-o Sound)
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Is home a short o sound?

Long-O. This is the “universal” or “normal” sound for “O” – the sound with rounded lips (most languages use this sound). Some common words with this sound are: go / home / show / short / know / open / low / over / no / most / for / only.
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Is hot long o or short o?

The sound of o in hot is a short vowel sound. The sound of oa in boat is a long vowel sound.
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