LONG VOWEL “o”
Long vowels always say their own names. Long vowel “o”
sounds like this, listen carefully: “o”
Words with long vowel “o” can be spelled in a variety of
ways.
EXAMPLES:
1.- o_e:
pole
stone
2.- ow:
flow
throw
3.- oa:
goat
road
4.- o:
gold
so
Read and listen carefully to the following words.
They all have the sound of long vowel “o”.
Repeat them after me (loudly and slowly). Ready?
boat
mode
stone
go
own
old
flown
toast
clothes
broke
Next, let’s review the short sound of “o”.
Do you remember what short “o” sounds like?
It sounds like this “o” as in pot, Bob, sob.
Let’s practice, get a pen and a piece of paper.
Write numbers 1 to 10 in one column.
Listen to the words, repeat them and, on the piece of
paper, write “s” for short or “l” for long.
1. groan
2. cloth
3. toast
4. broke
5. knob
6. cot
7. goat
8. phone
9. mop
10. stone
The answers are:
1. groan long
2. cloth
short
3. toast
long
4. broke
long
5. knob
short
6. cot
short
7. goat
long
8. phone
long
9. mop
short
10. stone
long