Second Term English Phonics Worksheet (6)
Unit 6: Culture Shock

A: Short ‘o’ sound: as in dock or mop

  

Solve the riddles: The answers are words with a short ‘o’ sound.

                       

1. It has three hands and a face and it is on the wall in the classroom.__________

 

2. It is in the kitchen, we use it to make soup.__________

3. We need this to clean the floor, it has a long handle. ________

 

4. If there is no doorbell we have to _____________ on the door.

 

 

 

 

 

Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks with a short ‘o’ word.

1.  When I was a baby, I used to sleep in a _______.
2.  The _____________ ran into the bank wearing a mask and holding a gun. 
3.  Help me lift this ________, it is too heavy for me.
4.  Today my dad _______________ me off at school in his car.

 

 

 

 

B: The Long ‘o’ sound.   as in pole, nose, cold or obey

If a word ends with the magic ‘e’, the vowel before it usually makes the long vowel sound.

Read the poem and circle the long ‘o’ sounds. (Hint: 11 words)

Long ‘O’ Song (‘Twinkle, twinkle little star’ tune)

Do you know the long ‘o’ sound?
I can show you where it’s found.
It’s in words like show and snow,
It’s also in rose, globe and toe.
I hope you can find them on your own,
They are everywhere, even in your home.

   Listen to your teacher and circle the correct sounds.

 

1.  Short o

Long o

3.  Short o

Long o

5. Short o

Long o

7. Short o

Long o

 

2. Short o

Long o

4. Short o

Long o

6. Short o

Long o

8. Short o

Long o