Long o Vowel

Rule: When a word has two vowels, and one is final e, the first vowel is long and the e is silent.

Choose all correct examples of this rule below.

• Joan

• Joe

• loaf

• stove

• robe

Rule: When two vowels are together, the first vowel is usually long and the second is silent.

Choose all correct examples of this rule below.

• doe

• Joe

• toad

• goat

• Joan

Fill in the blank for the rule.

"When a word has two vowels, and one is final e, the first vowel is long and the e is _________."

Fill in the blank for the rule.

"When two vowels are together, the first vowel is usually ______ and the second is silent."

Who drove to the cove?

• Rose and Joe

• Rose

• Joe

• Mom

What did they do first?

• They drove home.

• The went for a walk around the cove.

• They put on their coats.

• They found a pail.

What did they do when they got cold?

• They got old.

• They put on coats.

• They walked around the cove.

• They made a fire.

Which is the best title for this story?

• "A Day at the Cove"

• "The Old Pail"

• "Joe and Rose Get Cold"

• "Stones and Fish Bones"

What is the theme?

Choose the correct strategies you can use to decode when reading a difficult word.

• Slowly s-t-r-e-t-c-h out the sounds/chunks in the word.

• Guess... who cares?

• Blend the sounds together to read the whole word.

• Speed read

• Put your finger under the beginning of the word and move it from left to right.