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1.The word  road  has the long o vowel sound.  Long vowels say their name. Rule: When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.  The second vowel is silent. (usually) 

2. The ow in narrow also makes the long o sound.  Ow has two sounds: ow = cow and ow = snow.

Challenge: 

1.  List words with the long o vowel sound. (Remember, long o means that you can hear the name of the letter o in the word.  Sort the words by their spelling patterns.  For example, put all of the  oa words together. Put all of the ow words together. 

 


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