Long Vowel O

Learning the Long “O” Sound
The long “O” sound (/oʊ/) occurs when the vowel “O” says its name, as in the word boat.

Common Spelling Patterns for Long “O”
O_E: Silent “E” at the end of a word makes the “O” long.
Examples: bone, home, nose, cone, stove

OA: Found in the middle of a word.
Examples: boat, coat, road, soap, toad

OW: Found at the end of a word or syllable.
Examples: snow, grow, throw, flow, show

O (Open Syllable): The “O” is long when it appears at the end of an open syllable.
Examples: go, no, open, oval, robot

OE: Found at the end of some words.
Examples: toe, hoe, foe

The following diagram shows some examples of words that have the long o sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words beginning with the long o sound.

 

Songs to learn the long O sound

Long Vowel O Song
Long Vowel Sound for the Letter O

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Long O sound
How to make the “long o” sound?
Learn words that contain the long o vowel.

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Long ‘O’ Silent ‘E’ Phonics Lesson

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Long Vowel O
When we see two Vowels next to each other, the first Vowel is a Long Vowel that makes the sound of its Letter Name and the second Vowel is silent.
An example of this letter pattern with Long Vowel O is the word “Oat.” The O makes the sound of its Letter Name “O,” the A does not make any sound, and the Consonant T makes its typical sound.

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Long O
Words with O_E and OA

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Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A	Short E	Short I
Short O	Short U	Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A	Long E	Long I
Long O	Long U	Y (vowel)
Long Vowels	Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A	Short & Long E	Short & Long I
Short & Long O	Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B	Hard C	Soft C
Letter D	Letter F	Hard G
Soft G	Letter H	Letter J
Letter K	Letter L	Letter M
Letter N	Letter P	Letter Q
Letter R	Letter S	Letter T
Letter V	Letter W	Letter X
Letter Y	Letter Z

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