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Long O Vowel Sound Games for 1st Graders

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All Long O Vowel Sound Games for 1st Graders

From Short Vowel O to Long Vowel O
From Short Vowel O to Long Vowel O

Magic E makes the vowel say its name. When the letter "e" sits at the end of a word, it stays silent and lets the vowel do the talking. Magic E is often considered a great way to start learning long vowel sounds. With this game, your little one can master the magical E. Let's start with words like h...

Choose the Correct Vowel Sound: Short or Long O
Choose the Correct Vowel Sound: Short or Long O

Is it dot or dote? Is it rob or robe? Building on your child's Magic E knowledge, in this game, they have to find the correct words using just their sound.

Practice Vowel Sounds Short and Long O
Practice Vowel Sounds Short and Long O

Time to put vowel sounds to use. This practice game lets your child make words using short and long vowel sounds. If they do not choose the correct vowel, they lose. Are you ready for this ultimate practice game? Next up is the vowel O.

Explore Words With Long Vowel I - ie
Explore Words With Long Vowel I - ie

Let's collect some words with the sound ie! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the ie sound. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

Explore Words With Long Vowel I - y
Explore Words With Long Vowel I - y

Let's collect some words with the sound y! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the y sound. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

Explore Words With Long Vowel I - ie, y
Explore Words With Long Vowel I - ie, y

Let's collect some words with the sounds ie, y! Get your little one to play this game and find out words with the ie, y sounds. Caution: There are a lot of trap answers.

Begin Blending With Long Vowel I: IE and Y
Begin Blending With Long Vowel I: IE and Y

Blending is the first step towards reading. With this exploratory game, watch and learn not only the sounds that different letters make but also the new word they build when they are put together.

From Sounds to Words: fried and dry
From Sounds to Words: fried and dry

Let's do it ourselves! Now that your child has explored the new words that different letters can make when put together, it's time to build some words. With this guided learning game, they can start their reading journey!

Guess the Word: try and pie
Guess the Word: try and pie

Sight and sound connections go a long way in making a fluent reader. With this game, your child will have to choose the correct option from a given set of words by making use of their sound blending skills.

Find Words Using Blending: why and dried
Find Words Using Blending: why and dried

Here comes the tricky part. In this ultimate practice game, not only will your child have to identify the correct word, but they will also have to figure out the question using their blending skills. Are you ready?

The Ultimate Vowel Teams Challenge: my, by and cried
The Ultimate Vowel Teams Challenge: my, by and cried

Sound and sight go hand-in-hand while learning the skill of blending. With this game, your child will see a word in the question and will have to select the correct option using only the sound of the words given.

Begin Segmenting With tried and sky
Begin Segmenting With tried and sky

The first step towards becoming a good writer is the ability to break a word into its sounds. With this fun game, your child will learn about all the sounds present in a word.

Rearrange Sounds to Make Words: lie and cry
Rearrange Sounds to Make Words: lie and cry

If you write c-a-t as a-c-t, it becomes a different word altogether. Therefore, putting letters in the correct order is essential for building and reading words. Play this game to learn how to put letters in the right order to successfully make words.

Sequence the Letters to Make Words: dried and try
Sequence the Letters to Make Words: dried and try

Are you ready to take word building to the next level? With this game, your little one has to put the letters in the right order to make new words. Mind you, there are no letter sounds in this game!

Guess the Word: tied and fly
Guess the Word: tied and fly

Sight and sound connections go a long way in making a fluent reader. With this game, your child will have to choose the correct option from a given set of words by making use of their sound blending skills.

Onward with O!

The letter ‘O’ has got to be a mighty fellow since it can decide from among three ways how it likes to be pronounced! It is the rules of grammar that decide for it, but it has three choices anyway.

To help your learners with the long ‘O’ sound, it is essential to know the rules and help share them with your first grader. Take a look at some things you can do.

Over and Over the Long O Sound

Once your first grader is comfortable with the short ‘o’ vowel sound, it is time to bring in the big guns! The long ‘o’ has many ways it shows in words, and you might want to ease in a few at a time.

The first step is to introduce your kids to the long sound. Repeat the sound several times over, and then introduce some ‘O’ words and ask your child to pick the long ‘o’ sound. They can shout ‘oh yeah’ for the long sound and ‘oh no’ for the wrong ones. Remind them how ‘oh’ and ‘no’ both have the long sound in them.

You can work with two-letter-words that have a long sound – like no, so, and go. It is a good beginning. They can see clearly how the vowel sounds out. Notice how the long ‘o’ is at the end of the word? There are other similar words too – like potato, tomato, piano, and banjo.

Magic ‘E’s also bring out the long ‘o’ sound. Practice the magic ‘E’ using interactive games on SplashLearn. It can help clarify the concept well and ensure your kids are actively learning for a long time.

Other digraphs that bring out the long ‘O’ vowel sound include ‘oe,’ ‘oa,’ and ‘ow.‘ You can introduce them through games once your child has learned to apply the other spelling rules.

Motivating with an O

Longs and shorts can be pretty confusing, and your child may find some sounds easy and some hard. The key is to ensure there is a stress-free learning environment. It’s ok if they are struggling today. Maybe they can try again in a few days.

We make learning ‘O’ sounds a joy. To experience the best in online interactive learning, check out SplashLearn’s long ‘o’ sound games, and open up to the good times.

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