Long O at a glance:
- Words with o sound include oval, going, hello
- Words with o_e sound include bone, nose, spoke
- Words with oa sound include oat, boat, road
- Words with ow sound include grow, show, rainbow
Spelling Frequencies:
- o - 73%
- o_e - 14%
- oa - 5%
- ow - 5%
Rare Spelling Patterns:
- oe (toe)
- ough (though)
- ew (sew)
- eau (plateau)
- ol (yolk)
- oo (brooch)
- ot (depot)
- owe (owe)
Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:
- o is used at the beginning of words or at the end of an open syllable
e.g. open, over, ro/bot, go/ing - oa is typically used in the middle of a word, but can also occur at the beginning e.g. oat, oak, road, boat
- ow is typically used at the end of a word but can also come before the letter n
e.g. grown, yellow, own - o_e is usually used in the middle of the final syllable e.g. cone, quote, decode
- In words that end in long o, o occurs 62% of the time, ow occurs 33% of the time, and oe occurs 5% of the time