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Long o Spelling Checklist

This document provides guidance on which spelling to use for the long o sound in words. It explains that the most common spelling is o_e for one syllable words like home and phone. The spelling just o is used for open syllables that are usually two or more syllables like go and tomato. The spelling oa is used for one syllable words with the long o sound at the beginning or middle, like oat and boat. Ow is used for one syllable words ending with the long o sound, like snow. Oe is very rare and used for short words ending with the long o sound, like toe.

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Long o Spelling Checklist

This document provides guidance on which spelling to use for the long o sound in words. It explains that the most common spelling is o_e for one syllable words like home and phone. The spelling just o is used for open syllables that are usually two or more syllables like go and tomato. The spelling oa is used for one syllable words with the long o sound at the beginning or middle, like oat and boat. Ow is used for one syllable words ending with the long o sound, like snow. Oe is very rare and used for short words ending with the long o sound, like toe.

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WHICH LONG O SPELLING DO I USE?

o_e
1 syllable word,
Examples: home,
most common
Is there more than one phone, joke
syllable?
just o open syllables, can be
Examples: go, total, one but are usually 2 or
Is there a base word? tomato more syllables

oa
Where is the long o Examples: oat, boat,
beginning or middle of
one syllable word
sound? toast

ow
Could this be one of Examples: snow, tow, end of one syllable
those rare oe words? window word

oe very rare, end of short


Examples: toe, foe words

WHICH LONG O SPELLING DO I USE?


o_e
1 syllable word,
Examples: home,
most common
Is there more than one phone, joke
syllable?
just o open syllables, can be
Examples: go, total, one but are usually 2 or
Is there a base word? tomato more syllables

oa
Where is the long o Examples: oat, boat,
beginning or middle of
one syllable word
sound? toast

ow
Could this be one of Examples: snow, tow, end of one syllable
those rare oe words? window word

oe very rare, end of short


Examples: toe, foe words

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