This printable worksheet helps students practice long vowel O sounds by matching illustrations to words like boat, bone, and hose.

Let’s go step by step to match each picture with the correct word that has a long vowel O sound.

We’ll look at each picture and think:
→ What is this?
→ Which word from the list matches it?
→ Does that word have a long “O” sound (like in “go”, “boat”, “home”)?

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Left Column Pictures:

1. Ice cream cone → That’s a cone.
- “Cone” has a long O sound ✔

2. Dog bone → That’s a bone.
- “Bone” has a long O sound ✔

3. Girl dancing or posing → She’s striking a pose.
- “Pose” has a long O sound ✔

4. Castle surrounded by water → That’s a moat (water around a castle).
- “Moat” has a long O sound ✔

5. Speedboat on water → That’s a boat.
- “Boat” has a long O sound ✔

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Right Column Pictures:

6. Coiled garden hose → That’s a hose.
- “Hose” has a long O sound ✔

7. Corn plant → Those are ears of corn, but we’re looking for words with long O… Wait — actually, this might be tricky. Let’s check the word list again.

Wait — let’s recheck the full word list:

Words given:
- boat
- oats
- close
- pose
- moat
- hose
- throat
- cone
- road
- bone

Now, back to right column:

6. Hose → already matched ✔

7. Corn plant → Hmm… none of the words directly say “corn”. But wait — maybe it’s not corn? Look again: it’s a stalk with leaves and tassels — could it be representing something else? Actually, no — perhaps I made a mistake earlier.

Wait — let’s do this more carefully. Let’s list all pictures and find their best match from the word bank.

Actually, let’s reorder and pair them properly.

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Let me make two columns:

Pictures (left side):

A. Ice cream cone → cone
B. Bone → bone
C. Girl posing → pose
D. Castle with water → moat
E. Boat → boat

Pictures (right side):

F. Coiled hose → hose
G. Corn plant → ??? Not matching any obvious long-O word... unless... wait — maybe it’s not corn? Or maybe I missed a word.

Wait — look at the last few words:
- throat
- road
- oats

Ah! Maybe the corn plant is meant to represent oats? No, oats are grains, usually shown as small seeds or cereal. Corn is different.

Wait — perhaps the corn plant is a red herring? No, every picture must match one word.

Let’s look at the remaining pictures:

H. Boy opening a door → He’s trying to close it? Or open it? The arrow shows him pulling the door shut? Actually, he’s pushing/pulling — but the word “close” fits if he’s shutting it. “Close” has a long O sound ✔

I. Car driving on a path → That’s a road. “Road” has a long O sound ✔

J. Person with neck/throat area highlighted → That’s throat. “Throat” has a long O sound ✔

K. Lips/mouth with tongue? Wait — the last picture on bottom right is a face with mouth open, showing tongue and throat area? Actually, looking again — it’s a person with a stethoscope or something near the throat? Or just highlighting the throat? Yes — likely throat.

But we already used “throat” for J? Wait — let’s count total pictures.

There are 10 pictures total:

Left column: 5
Right column: 5
Total = 10

Word list also has 10 words.

So let’s assign each:

Left:

1. Cone → cone
2. Bone → bone
3. Pose → pose
4. Moat → moat
5. Boat → boat

Right:

6. Hose → hose
7. Corn plant → ??? Still stuck.

Wait — maybe the corn plant is NOT corn. Maybe it’s “oats”? But oats don’t grow like that.

Alternatively — perhaps it’s “road”? No, road is for the car.

Wait — let’s look at the word “oats”. Is there a picture of oats? Not really.

Another idea: maybe the corn plant is meant to be “close”? No.

Wait — perhaps I misidentified one.

Look at picture #7 on right: it’s a corn stalk with ears of corn hanging down. But none of the words are “corn”.

Unless… is there a trick?

Wait — let’s read the instruction again: “Find the correct word for each picture” — so each picture corresponds to ONE word from the list.

Perhaps the corn plant is actually representing “oats” because both are grains? That seems weak.

Wait — another thought: maybe the picture of the boy opening/closing the door is “close”, and the car on the road is “road”, and the throat picture is “throat”, then what’s left?

Remaining words after assigning obvious ones:

Assigned so far:

- cone
- bone
- pose
- moat
- boat
- hose
- close (door)
- road (car)
- throat (neck)

That’s 9.

Left: corn plant → only word left is oats

Is there any way corn plant = oats? Not really, but maybe in some curricula they group grains? Or perhaps it’s a mistake?

Wait — let’s double-check the image description.

Actually, upon second thought — maybe the corn plant is not corn. Maybe it’s a depiction of “oats” growing? Unlikely.

Alternative approach: let’s list all words and see which picture fits best.

Words:

- boat → speedboat ✔
- oats → ?
- close → door being closed ✔
- pose → girl dancing ✔
- moat → castle water ✔
- hose → coiled hose ✔
- throat → neck/throat area ✔
- cone → ice cream cone ✔
- road → car on road ✔
- bone → dog bone ✔

Only “oats” left, and only corn plant left.

Perhaps in this worksheet, they consider corn as related to oats? Or maybe it’s an error? But since we have to match, and “oats” is the only word left, we’ll assign it.

Maybe the corn plant is meant to show grain, and oats are a type of grain — so loosely connected.

In many phonics worksheets, sometimes images are approximate.

So final matches:

Left:

1. Cone → cone
2. Bone → bone
3. Pose → pose
4. Moat → moat
5. Boat → boat

Right:

6. Hose → hose
7. Corn plant → oats (only choice left)
8. Door → close
9. Car → road
10. Throat → throat

Yes, that uses all 10 words.

Even though “corn plant” doesn’t perfectly match “oats”, it’s the only pairing left, and both are agricultural/grain-related.

So we’ll go with that.

Final Answer:

Match each picture to these words:

- Ice cream cone → cone
- Dog bone → bone
- Girl posing → pose
- Castle with water → moat
- Speedboat → boat
- Garden hose → hose
- Corn plant → oats
- Boy closing door → close
- Car on road → road
- Person’s throat → throat

All these words contain the long vowel O sound.

Final Answer:
cone, bone, pose, moat, boat, hose, oats, close, road, throat