Long O Worksheets and Activities {NO PREP!} (Long Vowels Worksheets) - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to find the correct word for each picture. We’re looking for words that have the long o sound — like in “hoe” (which sounds like “oh”).

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1. Picture: A female deer → That’s a doe.
- “down” has a short u sound, not long o.
✔ Correct: doe

2. Picture: Ice cream in a cone → That’s a cone.
- “cane” is a stick or sugar cane — doesn’t match.
✔ Correct: cone

3. Picture: Musical note → That’s a note.
- “nut” is a food item — wrong sound and meaning.
✔ Correct: note

4. Picture: Wagon with coal inside → The wagon carries coal.
- “could” is a helping verb — doesn’t name the picture.
✔ Correct: coal

5. Picture: Earth / planet → That’s a globe.
- “glob” means a lump — not right.
✔ Correct: globe

6. Picture: Bar of soap → That’s soap.
- “sob” means to cry — not related.
✔ Correct: soap

7. Picture: Jacket you wear outside → That’s a coat.
- “cot” is a small bed — wrong.
✔ Correct: coat

8. Picture: House where people live → That’s a home.
- “hut” is a small shelter — different word and sound.
✔ Correct: home

9. Picture: Telephone on a table → You use it to make a call — but the word we want is test? Wait… no. Look again: It’s an old-style phone. But neither “test” nor “toast” fits. Hmm… actually, this might be tricky. Let’s think: Is there a word with long o? “Toast” is bread — not matching. “Test” is exam — not matching. Wait — maybe it’s a trick? Actually, looking at the image again — it’s a rotary phone. But none of those words fit perfectly. However, among the choices, “test” does NOT have long o — it has short e. “toast” has long o! And while it doesn’t literally mean phone, perhaps it’s a misdirection? No — wait, let’s recheck all options.

Actually, I think I made a mistake here. Let me double-check #9:

Picture 9: Old telephone. Words given: test, toast

- “test” = /tɛst/ — short e
- “toast” = /toʊst/ — long o

But “toast” doesn’t describe a phone. So why would it be there? Maybe it’s a typo? Or perhaps the picture is meant to be something else? Wait — maybe it’s not a phone? Looking again — it’s definitely a phone. But since we must choose between these two, and only “toast” has the long o sound, and the worksheet is about long o, perhaps they expect us to pick based on sound even if meaning isn’t perfect? That seems odd.

Wait — let’s look back at the instructions: “Say the name of each picture. Circle the word that names the picture.”

So it should both name the picture AND have long o.

“Toast” doesn’t name a phone. “Test” doesn’t either. This is confusing.

Hold on — maybe I misread the picture? Let me imagine again: Could it be a toaster? No, it looks like a phone. But perhaps in some contexts... no.

Alternatively, maybe it’s a mistake in my reasoning. Let’s skip and come back.

Actually, let’s check online or standard worksheets — but since I can’t, I’ll reason logically.

Perhaps the intended answer is toast because it’s the only one with long o, and maybe the picture was meant to be toast? But it clearly shows a phone.

Wait — another thought: In some older worksheets, sometimes pictures are ambiguous. But let’s look at the other answers first.

10. Picture: Foot → That’s a foot? But options are toe, town

- “toe” = part of foot — yes! And it has long o.
- “town” = place — not matching.
✔ Correct: toe

11. Picture: Bathrobe → That’s a robe.
- “rob” means to steal — not matching.
✔ Correct: robe

12. Picture: Boat on water → That’s a boat.
- “bop” is a dance move — not matching.
✔ Correct: boat

Now back to #9: Telephone. Options: test, toast.

Neither really fits. But “toast” has long o, “test” does not. Since the whole worksheet is about long o, and every other question has one correct answer with long o that also matches the picture, perhaps #9 is an error? Or maybe I’m missing something.

Wait — what if the picture is not a phone? What if it’s a toaster? But it has a handset and cord — definitely a phone.

Another idea: Maybe “test” is a homophone? No.

Perhaps in some dialects? Unlikely.

Let me count how many we have so far:

We have 12 items. For #9, if we must choose, and only “toast” has long o, and the worksheet title is “Long Vowel o”, then perhaps they want us to circle the word with long o regardless? But the instruction says “names the picture”.

This is a problem.

Wait — let’s look at the original image description again. The user said: “The word hoe has the long o sound.” Then “Say the name of each picture. Circle the word that names the picture.”

So it must both name the picture and have long o.

For #9, neither “test” nor “toast” names a telephone. But “toast” is closer in sound pattern? No.

Perhaps it’s a trick, and the answer is “test” — but that has short e.

I think there might be a mistake in the worksheet, but since I have to provide an answer, and considering that “toast” is the only one with long o, and maybe the picture was intended to be toast (like breakfast), but drawn as phone by error — I’ll go with toast for consistency with the phonics focus.

But that feels wrong.

Alternative approach: Let’s list all correct answers we’re sure about:

1. doe
2. cone
3. note
4. coal
5. globe
6. soap
7. coat
8. home
10. toe
11. robe
12. boat

That’s 11. Missing #9.

For #9, if I search my knowledge, in some versions of this worksheet, picture 9 is actually a piece of toast, not a phone. Perhaps the image provided to me is misrendered? Or maybe in the original, it's toast.

Given that, and since "toast" has long o and is a common word in such worksheets, I'll assume the picture is meant to be toast, even though it looks like a phone in the description.

So for #9: toast

Final decision: Go with toast for #9 to maintain the long o theme and because it's the only option with long o.

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Now compiling all answers:

1. doe
2. cone
3. note
4. coal
5. globe
6. soap
7. coat
8. home
9. toast
10. toe
11. robe
12. boat

All of these have the long o sound and (assuming #9 is toast) name the picture.

Final Answer:
1. doe
2. cone
3. note
4. coal
5. globe
6. soap
7. coat
8. home
9. toast
10. toe
11. robe
12. boat