Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture

Key Notes :

Vowels can be short or long. A long vowel says its name. A short vowel does not.

The letter o is a vowel. When o is followed by just consonants, o does not say its name. It makes a short o sound (/ŏ/).

pot
sock

When o is followed by a consonant and a silent e, o says its name. It makes a long o sound (/ō/).

rope
cone

When o is followed by another vowel, the two vowels can make a vowel digraph. In vowel digraphs that start with o, o says its name. It makes a long o sound. The other vowel is silent.

boat
toast

Learn with an example

⛺ Which word matches the picture?

  • pock
  • poke
  • Look at the picture. It shows the word poke.
poke
  • The vowel o is followed by both a consonant and a silent e. So, it makes a long o sound.

⛺ Which word matches the picture?

  • hop
  • hope
  • Look at the picture. It shows the word hop.
hop
  • The vowel o is followed by just a consonant. So, it makes a short o sound.

⛺ Which word matches the picture?

  • not
  • note
  • Look at the picture. It shows the word note.
note
  • The vowel o is followed by both a consonant and a silent e. So, it makes a long o sound.

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