The 'oa' spellings, including 'oa', 'ow' and 'o-e' | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Pick the spelling that matches the sentence. __________ is that over there?

• Whoo

• Who

• Woo

Answer explanation

Who is the correct word. It is spelt w-h-o. Be careful not to confuse this common exception word with 'how'.

Choose the 'oa' spellings that match to the words.

• below

• o-e

• hole

• oa

• groan

• ow

Answer explanation

'groan' contains the grapheme 'oa'. 'hole' contains the grapheme 'o-e'. 'below' contains the grapheme 'ow'.

Match the grapheme to where they commonly appear in a word.

• o-e

• in the middle

• oa

• at the end

• ow

• 'last but one'

Answer explanation

The 'oa' spelling is often in the middle as in 'moan'. The 'o-e' spelling is often 'last but one'. The 'ow' spelling is often at the end.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. They followed the river's flo upstream.

Answer explanation

The correct spelling is flow. Although 'o' can be found at the end of some words, they are usually high frequency words such as 'no' and 'go'.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. We took a cowch for the school trip.

Answer explanation

Coach is the correct spelling. The 'oa' spelling is commonly found in the middle. The 'ow' spelling is commonly found at the end of a word.

Correct the spelling in bold in the following sentence. I had a long phoan call with my relative.

Answer explanation

The word 'phone' is spelt using 'o-e'. You need to practise this spelling to remember it.