SHORT /O/ AND LONG /O/ VOWEL SOUNDS

This lesson consists of words that can be categorized according to their long "o" and short "o" spelling patterns.

Sort words that have a short /o/ vowel sound and have the spelling pattern CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) like "stock".

Sort words that have a long /o/ vowel sound and have the spelling pattern CVCe (consonant-vowel-consonant, ending with an "e") like "froze".

Sort words that have a long /o/ vowel sound and have the spelling pattern CVV-oa (consonant-vowel-vowel where the vowels are "oa") like "coal".

Sort words that have a long /o/ vowel sound and have the spelling pattern CVV-ow (consonant-vowel-vowel, and ending in "ow") like "show".

Sort word(s) that don't fit within the other three categories under oddball.

CATEGORIES:  CVC     CVCe     CVV-oa     CVV-ow

stock, froze, coal, show, long, globe, coach, blow, Rome, roast, slow, close, oat, grow, write, loaf, flow, roam, throw, row, mow, know