Long o vowel teams (oa, ow) worksheets
Oa and ow are the main teams for the long o sound: boat, road, and soap against snow, grow, and show. First graders sort words by team and start feeling the position pattern: oa inside words, ow at the end.
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What students need to know
Oa and ow both say the long o sound: boat, snow. Oa works inside words; ow usually takes the end.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 2nd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Long o vowel teams (oa, ow) across the grades
1st grade
Oa and ow are the main teams for the long o sound: boat, road, and soap against snow, grow, and show. First graders sort words by team and start feeling the position pattern: oa inside words, ow at the end.
2nd grade
Second graders sort quickly and handle the longer ow words where the team ends a syllable inside the word: window, pillow, rainbow. They also learn to watch for ow's other sound (cow, how).
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