Phonics 5 Unit 2 Two Letter Vowels OA and OW (2023)

FAQs

What is the vowel sound of OA? ›

'oa' is a long vowel. We need to know whether a letter is a vowel or consonant to help us apply spelling rules. Long 'o' is a two-sound vowel that ends in a brief 'w' sound.

/əʊ/ This diphthong uses letters and letter combinations like /ow/, /oa/ and /o/ to form sounds similar to “boat.” Here are a few more examples: Go. Oh.

If we hear the long O sound in the middle of a word, we use OA. We use the keyword goat to help our students remember this. If we hear the long O sound at the end of the word, we use OE.

A digraph is two letters that spell one sound.

Digraphs that spell vowel sounds include the letter pairs ai, ay, ee, ea, ie, ei, oo, ou. ow, oe, oo, ue, ey, ay, oy, oi, au, aw.

When you hear /ow/ at the end of a word or syllable, use ow (cow, now, pow/er, show/er). When you hear /ow/ at the start of, or inside a word or syllable, use ou (ounce, house, loud).

Examples of vowel digraphs are 'ea, oa, oe, ie, ue, ar, er, ir, or, ur '.

Introduction to the Concept

There are two spellings for the sound /ou/ as in out. The ou spelling usually occurs at the beginning or in the middle of words as in count and outcast and ow usually occurs at the end of the words as in how and now or at the end of words followed by the letters n and l as in down and growl.

Vowel Diphthongs: ow and ou

Words include, "cloud, cow, round, brown, flower, loud, and owl.

The alphabet letter combination oa makes 2 sounds.

Vowel teams are probably the most common source of reading and spelling errors as one vowel sound may be represented by as many as 6 different vowel teams (e.g. long 'o' represented by 'oa', 'ow', 'oe', 'o_e,' 'ough' and 'ew' as in sew).

Why is OW a vowel team? ›

4. Teacher says: “The 'ay' and 'ow' in these words are vowel teams. When the 'a' is with the 'y,' we just hear the 'a' say its name. When the 'o' is with the 'w,' we just hear the 'o,' not the 'w.

Digraph Sounds are single sounds that are represented in writing with two letters: ch, th, sh, wh, and ng. When teaching young children we call them “special sounds.”

Vowels which have a single vowel sound when pronounced are called pure vowels. The twelve vowel sounds we have mentioned earlier are pure vowels. Words such as announce(ə), fret(e), sun(ʌ), tick(ɪ), please(iː), dot(ɒ), foot(ʊ), food(uː), word(ɜː), warm(ɔː), arm(aː) and pant(æ) come under this category.

How to Teach the OU Vowel Team. OU has two sounds. To help our students remember these sounds, we use the key phrase “Trout Soup” because it can say /ow/ like in trout and /oo/ like in soup. The visual of fish soup is one the students don't forget very easily!

Spelling tip: The letter 'o' can make the short 'u' sound. Often before a 'v', 'n' or 'th'. Spelling tip: The letter 'o' can make the short 'u' sound. Often before a 'v', 'n' or 'th'.

Ou is a digraph sound that is taught as part of the Jolly Phonics scheme.

Vowels can be monophthongs, diphthongs or triphthongs. To understand these terms you must first understand what a syllable is, and the best way to explain that is with an example.

OW is the most common way to spell this sound at the end of a word. Most words use OW, however, in some cases, OU is used in the middle of a word and is the most common this way. With words that include n and l, usually, OW will be used, for example, Down and Owl.

Digraph: is a two letter grapheme, such as 'ch', 'sh', 'oa' (two letters making one sound). Split digraph: the 'e' at the end of words works with another letter to make a sound.

Is OA a consonant sound? ›

Most letters of the English alphabet are consonants, except for a, e, i, o, and u, which are vowels.

Vowel diphthongs are known as sliding sounds. These include oi/ow like in oil/boy and ow/ou like in cow/loud. They still make one sound but it's not as clear or familiar, as the sound slides from the first vowel into the second.

Diphthongs are sounds that contain two sounds within one syllable. If you were to clap for each syllable while you say these words, the diphthong would be part of just one clap. Let's learn how to pronounce the “ow” diphthong, as heard in words like cow and around.

Nearly all dialects of English include the three major diphthongs [aɪ] , [aʊ] , and [ɔɪ]. These ones are called the major diphthongs because they involve large movements of the tongue.

Vowel sounds can be long or short. Long vowels can be made with a single letter or a digraph (two letters making one sound). The sound of o in hot is a short vowel sound. The sound of oa in boat is a long vowel sound.

The vowels in the alphabet are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y. All other letters in the English alphabet are consonants, which represent speech sounds where air is blocked somehow before leaving the mouth. Even though they're only a few letters, vowels are important in spelling, pronunciation, and grammar.

The most common sound the 'ow' diphthong says is 'ow' as in 'cow'. The second most common sound it makes is 'oe' (as in toe). The 'ow' mostly says 'oe' if it is at the end of a word. In this lesson we're going to concentrate on words that are spelled with 'ow', and where the 'ow' says 'oe'.

What is the vowel team rule? ›

A vowel team is simply when two vowels are paired together in a word and combine to make one sound. Basically, it is when two or more (but most likely two) letters work together to make a single vowel sound.

Letters that occur frequently in simple words (e.g., a, m, t) are taught first. Letters that look similar and have similar sounds (b and d) are separated in the instructional sequence to avoid confusion. Short vowels are taught before long vowels.

2nd graders are expected to learn the letter blends: str, tr, sw, st , sp, sn, sm, sl, sc, pl, gr, fl, dr, cr, cl, br, and bl. Demonstrate this concept by blending together two or three flavors in a smoothie, such as strawberry, banana and vanilla.

The most common two-letter words are of, to, in, it, is, be, as, at, so, we, he, by, or, on, do, if, me, my, up, an, go, no, us, am.

Common 2-Letter Blends. The most common 2-letter consonant blends are: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, and tw. Here are some words with 2-letter consonant blends: Bl: blank, black, blue, blister, blight, blast. Fr: fried, French, frank, frolic, frigid.

This year, your kindergartner will be expected to recognize all 26 lowercase and uppercase letters — as well as their sounds. They should be able to identify which letters are different in similar words (e.g. map, lap, tap).

You might be able to recite the letters considered vowels in the English language: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.

Vowel sounds can be long or short. Long vowels can be made with a single letter or a digraph (two letters making one sound). The sound of o in hot is a short vowel sound. The sound of oa in boat is a long vowel sound.

Words include coat, float, boat, groan, throat, and many more.

Is OA a digraph or diphthong? ›

A digraph is two letters that combine together to correspond to one sound (phoneme). Examples of consonant digraphs are 'ch, sh, th, ng'. Examples of vowel digraphs are 'ea, oa, oe, ie, ue, ar, er, ir, or, ur '.

Phonics knowledge

The alphabet letter combination oa makes 2 sounds.

If you hear the long o sound at the beginning or in the middle of a word, it is typically the -oa spelling. Ow is the most common long o vowel team when you hear /o/ at the end of a word. There are a few exceptions like flown and bowl where ow comes in the middle.

In words like soap, coast, and cloak, the long /o/ sound is spelt using the letters oa. In these examples, the long /o/ sound falls in the middle of the word. They went by coach to the beach. She had a long soak in the bath tub.

Introduction to the Concept

There are two spellings for the sound /ou/ as in out. The ou spelling usually occurs at the beginning or in the middle of words as in count and outcast and ow usually occurs at the end of the words as in how and now or at the end of words followed by the letters n and l as in down and growl.

A diphthong is a sound formed by combining two vowels in a single syllable. The sound begins as one vowel sound and moves towards another. The two most common diphthongs in the English language are the letter combination “oy”/“oi”, as in “boy” or “coin”, and “ow”/ “ou”, as in “cloud” or “cow”.

We use the key phrase “Snow Plow” to teach this phonogram because “ow” has two sounds. It says /O/ like in the snow, and /ow/ like in plow. Now, typically students recognize the “ow” (like in plow) sound first, as they have seen “ow” as a word by itself.

The word boat also consists of three separate phonograms: /b/, /oa/, and /t/. The word child is made up of four separate phonograms: /ch/, /i/, /l/, and /d/.

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