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Spelling Patterns:Long “-o” Short “-o”

GRADE 3

Today’s Lesson

Today we are going to learn common spelling patterns with the long and short “-o” sounds.

goat

globe

frog

boat

Common “-o” Spelling Patterns

Short “-o”

Long “-o”

Long “-o”

lost

code

float

CVCconsonant (l), vowel (o), consonant (st)

CVCeconsonant (c), vowel (o), consonant (d), silent (e)

CVVCconsonant (fl), vowel (o), vowel (a), consonant (t)

Modeled Instructionlost

code

float

mode

froze soak roam

toss hole coat

shop

mode

toss

hole

coat

froze

soak roam

shop

Your Turn!Sort the words into three groups based upon the long and short “-o” spelling patterns.

drove goat coast throat wove frog globedrop loannote boss hose snobtoast

drove goatcoastthroat

wovefrog

globetoastnote

boss

hose

drop

loansnob

Independent Practice

Sort the words into three groups based upon the long and short “-o” spelling patterns.

You are going to complete the handout independently.

Great Job!