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Long "o" Sound

Toad, phone, and grows all have a long "o" sound, but the sound is spelled differently in each word. There are many ways to spell the long "o" sound, and this worksheet covers five of them. Kids choose long "o" words to complete each sentence, which helps them recognize and correctly spell the o, o_e, ow, oa, and oe long "o" patterns.

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Grade

Second Grade

Subject

Reading & writing

Standards

RF.2.3.a, RF.2.3.c

Standards

English Language Arts and Reading

Grade 1
- 1.2.C.i
Grade 2
- 2.2.C.i
- 2.2.B.iii
Grade 3
- 3.2.B.i

Standards

English

Grade Three
- R.3.3.a
Grade Two
- R.2.4.b

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English Language Arts

Grade 3
- 2.1.D.3

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Literacy and English

First
- LIT-1.3.2.a

Standards

English

Key Stage 1 Year 2
- 3.S.1.b
- 3.S.3
- 3.S.4

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English

Year 2
- ACELA1471.c

Standards

English

Level 1
- RV.VCELA182.1
Level 2
- W.VCELA226.2

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This word play lesson teaches second graders about diphthongs (ow, ou, oi, oy and ew words) and tricky plural nouns (geese, feet, mice). It also introduces kids to the bossy R rule, which states that when the letter r follows a vowel it changes the way the word is pronouced, for example far, car, and fur. These rules can help second graders advance their reading fluency and spelling skills.

This word play lesson teaches second graders about diphthongs (ow, ou, oi, oy and ew words) and tricky plural nouns (geese, feet, mice).

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Song: The Rule Breakers: Diphthong Song

Game: Ski Race: Irregular Plural Nouns

Story: Norman the Caterpillar

Game: Bossy R Words Spelling

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Long "o" Sound

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