Long o Vowel Pack - Short o/Long o (o_e) Activities

Oct 22, 2026

Long o Vowel Pack provides classroom or at-home activities for practicing the short o vs. long o spelling pattern represented by o and silent e (o_e). It includes sorting words and matching them to pictures, a flip-a-word activity to transform short o words into long o words with corresponding drawings, and a sentence-based missing-word task. Directions and assessment options support guided review, with printable templates and word cards.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages12

Reading Time30 min

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Long o Vowel Pack - Short o/Long o (o_e) Activities

Sorting and Matching

Flip a Word Activity

Missing Word and Write the Word

Long o Vowel Pack activities for the o e pattern 1. Short o/Long o Sort- Either sort the words by short o/long o patterns or the child can match the short o/long o pair (tot/tote) . 2. Short o/Long o Matching-Match the words to the pictures. You can also use just the pictures to sort the words by vowel sound (either short o or long o sound) . 3. Short o/Long o Flip a Word-Use the templates provided to change the short o words into long o words. Draw a picture to show the long o word. See pg. 6 of download for further directions. 4. What’s the Missing Word? Read the sentence and write the missing word that makes sense. 5. Write the Word- (could be used as an assessment tool) Terms of Use: This free printable was created for you to use at home with your child/students or with multiple children in a classroom/tutoring setting. Please do not sell, host, reproduce, giveaway, or store on any other site (including a blog, Facebook, 4Shared, Dropbox, etc.) . Thank you! ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) How To: Short o/Long o (o_e) Sort DIRECTIONS: •Ahead of time, cut apart the word sort (or child can cut apart) . •Set up the headers (o & o_e) at the top and model how to sort words by these spelling patterns underneath. •After sorting, read through the words and discuss any unknown words. The pictures from pgs. 4-5 work well to demonstrate the meaning of words. •Read through the words one more time, emphasizing the sound that the o makes in each column. •Ask the child if he notices anything about the o sounds? Then, ask if he notices anything about the spelling patterns in each column. (The o column just has a single o in each word & the o_e column has a silent eat the end) . •Let the child sort the words with support from you. •You can also sort the words by matching the short o word to the long o word (such as tot/tote) . Here is how the sorts will look when finished: o o_e OR not/note not code cod/code rob tote rob/robe slop lobe slop/slope con note con/cone pop mope pop/pope cod slope lob/lobe lob cone mop/mope mop robe tot/tote tot pope ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.co](www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](www.thisreadingmama.com) Short o/Long o (o_e) Sort | o | o e | Can you also match each short o/long o pair? | | --- | --- | --- | | not | code | rob | | tote | slop | lobe | | con | note | pop | | mope | slope | cone | | robe | cod | lob | | mop | tot | pope | ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.co](www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](www.thisreadingmama.com) Short o/Long o Matching |
[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | not | note | cod | | | | | | code | pop | pope | | | | | | slop | slope | tot | ©2012 All Rights [Reserved. ](Reserved. www.thisreadingmama.com)[ www.thisreadingmama.co](Reserved. www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](Reserved. www.thisreadingmama.com) Short o/Long o Matching | |
| | | --- | --- | --- | | tote | rob | robe | | |
| | | lob | lobe | con | | |
| | | cone | mop | mope | ©2012 All Rights [Reserved. ](Reserved. www.thisreadingmama.com)[ www.thisreadingmama.co](Reserved. www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](Reserved. www.thisreadingmama.com) Flip a Word Directions staple Short o Word Cards here staple Paper for Pictures here |
tot | e | | | --- | --- | --- | Write the short o words on the papers you stapled above. Draw pictures of the long o words on the papers you stapled above. Directions: After the papers are stapled into place, ask the child to write 6 of the short o words from the sort on the paper at the left side (example: tot) . Once the silent e is added, ask her to draw a picture that corresponds with the new word (tote) on the paper at the right. After all the words and pictures are finished, ask the child to flip through the chart and match the words to their pictures. Variation: I

FAQs

What activities are included in the Long o Vowel Pack?

The pack includes sorting short o and long o (o_e) words, matching words to pictures, a flip-a-word activity to change short o words into long o words, and sentence writing tasks such as missing words and write-the-word practice.

How does the o_e pattern work in these activities?

The materials distinguish words with a single o (short o) from words with silent e at the end (o_e) that makes the vowel sound long o. The activities emphasize the sound and spelling pattern differences in each column.

What is the purpose of the flip-a-word directions?

The flip-a-word activity has the child write selected short o words, add the silent e to form the long o word, draw a picture for the new word, then match the words to their pictures after flipping through the chart.

Oct 22, 2026

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