Color the Clouds with Long O - Printable Reading Worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this step by step.

Task:

We are asked to identify which words contain the long /o/ sound and color those clouds blue.

The long /o/ sound is pronounced like "oh" — as in "go," "no," or "home." This is different from the short /o/ sound, which sounds like "uh" — as in "hot," "dog," or "stop."

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Step 1: Understand the difference

- Long /o/: Sounds like "oh" (e.g., *go*, *home*, *snow*)
- Short /o/: Sounds like "uh" (e.g., *hot*, *dog*, *stop*)

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Step 2: Analyze each word

Let’s go through each word and determine if it has a long /o/ or short /o/ sound.

1. short → short /o/ → ✘
2. road → long /o/ → ✔
3. short → short /o/ → ✘
4. smell → no 'o' → ✘
5. fog → short /o/ → ✘
6. drop → short /o/ → ✘
7. blow → long /o/ → ✔
8. flock → no 'o' → ✘
9. home → long /o/ → ✔
10. goal → long /o/ → ✔
11. sock → short /o/ → ✘
12. snow → long /o/ → ✔
13. song → long /o/ → ✔
14. throw → long /o/ → ✔
15. strong → short /o/ → ✘
16. frog → short /o/ → ✘
17. slope → long /o/ → ✔
18. sob → short /o/ → ✘

Wait! Let's double-check some tricky ones:

- throw: The "o" is pronounced like "oh" — yes, long /o/
- sob: The "o" is short, like in "not" — so short /o/

Now let’s list only the words with long /o/:

✔ road, blow, home, goal, snow, song, throw, slope

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Final Answer:

Color the following clouds blue (they have the long /o/ sound):

- road
- blow
- home
- goal
- snow
- song
- throw
- slope

> 🟦 These are the words that should be colored blue.

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Summary of Words with Long /o/:

- road
- blow
- home
- goal
- snow
- song
- throw
- slope

All others have short /o/ or no 'o' at all.

✔ Correct answer: Color these 8 clouds blue.