Lesson Nineteen

Long and Short and <o>

1. You can hear short in the word hid. We write it this way: [i]. You can hear long in the word hide. We write it [ī].

2. You can hear short <o> in the word got. We write it [o]. You can hear long <o> in the word goat. We write it [ō].

3. Listen carefully for the long and short 's and <o>'s in these words. Then sort the words into the groups below:

4. Read each word below carefully. If the vowel sound in a word is long, put an in the “Long vowel” column. If the vowel sound in a word is short, put an in the “Short vowel” column:

Word Find. Find the twelve words that have either long or short <o>'s in them:

List the words in alphabetical order:

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8. __________
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10. __________
11. __________
12. __________