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Spelling Lesson 3

Spelling the Long o Sound

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Spelling TipThe long o sound can be spelled o, ow, o-e, and oa.

1-9 Write the Core Words in which the long o vowel sound is spelled ow.

10-12 Write the Core Words in which the long o sound is spelled o or o-e.

13-15 Write the Core Words in which the long o sound is spelled oa.

16-20 Write the Challenge Words. Circle the letters that spell the long o sound.

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Down the Coast With a Cobra

Long ago a snake charmer traveled down the ( 1 ) of India. He rode in a golden ( 2 ). During his trip, he saw an orange tree ( 3 ) as he looked out the ( 4 ). Every so often he would ( 5 ) in protest as the wheels went ( 6 ) another bump on the ( 7 ) road. Some times it would even ( 8 ) him off his seat!

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Next to the man was a basket that held his prize snake. He kept his pet cobra near him because he was afraid that it might be ( 9 ). He also had a ( 10 ) that people put their money into when they came to see the snake.

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Over the years, he had ( 11 ) the cobra to people all over India. He would play his ( 12 ) flute to charm the snake into rising out of its round home. As it uncoiled, the snake would suddenly blow up its neck, which had now ( 13 ) into the shape of a hood. Crowds of people would ( 14 ) around the snake that cast such a big ( 15 ) in the afternoon sun.

• Groan and grown are homophones. They sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Write sentences using these homophones.

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Homophones

16. some - sum 19. ant - aunt17. know - no 20. sale - sail18. blue - blew

Write the Core Word that completes each book title. Be sure to begin each Core Word with a capital letter because it is part of the title.

1. Secrets of the Old ____ Tree by Ima Elf

2. Looking Out the _____ by I.C. Birds

3. ____ the Ball by Pitchit T. Mei

4. My Travels Along the ____ by I.M. Lost

5. Life as a Football ____ by Sue Pearl Bowl

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Be anAuthor

6. Which word has a double consonant and means the opposite of wide?

7. Which means the opposite of under?

8. Which word can be something you put things in or something you do on an alley?

9. Which word can be found in the word flower?

10. Which word can be something you ride in or someowe who helps a team?

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Think and Write

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Use the Dictionary

A dictionary lists entry words in alphabetical order. If two words have the same first letter, they are alphabetized by their second letters. Sometimes words have to be arranged by looking at the third or fourth letters.

Write each group of Core Words in the order you would find them in the dictionary.

11 – 13. grown, grove, groan14 – 16. shadow, stolen, shown

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•Write an ending to the story about the snake charmer and his cobra.

•Use at least four Core Words from this lesson.

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Here is a draft of part of a letter.• Find four misspelled words.• Write the four words correctly.

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