PhonicsYears 1–2Phase 5 – Alternative Spellings & Pronunciations

Alternative spellings for /oa/

Recognise alternative spellings for the /oa/ phoneme: ow (show, snow), o-e (home, bone), o (go, no, old), oe (toe, doe)

What you'll learn

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    The /oa/ sound can be spelled in different ways! Let's find out how.

  2. 2

    Which word has the /oa/ sound? 🎧

  3. 3

    Tap the letters that make the /oa/ sound in 'boat'. 🚤

  4. 4

    Let's spell 'coat' together. 🧥

  5. 5

    How do you spell the /oa/ sound in 'coat'? 🧥

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    Now try spelling 'snow' ❄️ — the /oa/ sound is spelled 'ow' here!

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    Which word has the /oa/ sound spelled 'ow'? ❄️

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