Short Vowel O Sound Worksheets for Kindergarteners Online - Free Printable

Let's solve this step by step based on the image you described. The task is a word puzzle focused on long vowel "o" sounds, where students are to:

1. Fill in the missing letter in each word (all words have the long "o" sound).
2. Then find and circle those completed words in the word search puzzle.

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Step 1: Identify the words with long "o" sound

We are given these words with one missing letter:

1. b__ne → This should be bone
- Long "o" sound as in "go", "no"
- So, fill in: b_o_ne

2. s__ap → This should be soap
- Long "o" sound
- So, fill in: s_o_ap

3. g__at → This should be goat
- Long "o" sound
- So, fill in: g_o_at

4. n__se → This should be nose
- Long "o" sound
- So, fill in: n_o_se

5. r__pe → This should be rope
- Long "o" sound
- So, fill in: r_o_pe

✔ All missing letters are "o" — so we write o in each blank.

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Step 2: Find and circle the words in the word search

Now look at the grid:

```
z e w r d
a g b o n e
s o a p o s
b a k e s h
c t d q e s
```

We need to find and circle the following words:
- bone
- soap
- goat
- nose
- rope

Let’s locate them:

1. bone:
- Look in row 2: `a g b o n e` → Yes! From left to right: positions 3–6 → b o n e
- Circle: b o n e

2. soap:
- Row 3: `s o a p o s` → Starts at position 1: s o a p
- Circle: s o a p

3. goat:
- Not immediately obvious. Let's check diagonals or other directions.
- Try looking for g, then o, a, t.
- Check column-wise or diagonally?
- Column 2: e, g, o, a, t → Wait:
- Row 1: e
- Row 2: g
- Row 3: o
- Row 4: a
- Row 5: t
- That’s g o a t vertically from row 2 to row 5, column 2?
- But it's:
- Row 2, col 2: g
- Row 3, col 2: o
- Row 4, col 2: a
- Row 5, col 2: t
- So goat goes down the second column: g→o→a→t
- So yes, goat is vertical in column 2, rows 2–5.

4. nose:
- Look for n, o, s, e
- Try row 4: `b a k e s h` → no
- Row 5: `c t d q e s` → has 'e' and 's', but not in order
- Check if it's diagonal or horizontal?
- Maybe not directly visible? Wait — let's try another way.
- Actually, nose might be hidden differently.
- Let's scan carefully.

Wait — perhaps nose is not in the grid?

But wait — maybe it's nose written horizontally?

Row 5: `c t d q e s` → no "n"

Row 4: `b a k e s h` → has "e", "s", but not "n"

Row 3: `s o a p o s` → has "o", "s"

No "n" in the grid? Wait — check again:

Look at the first row: `z e w r d` → no "n"

Second row: `a g b o n e` → has n!

Yes! Second row: `a g b o n e` → the "n" is there.

So nose must go through that "n".

Let’s see: can we form nose?

We need n, o, s, e

From second row:
- Position 5: n
- Position 6: e

But o is at position 4 → so o is before n

So: o n e — but we need n o s e

Wait — maybe nose is not in the grid?

But that doesn't make sense.

Wait — maybe it's nose going down?

Check column 5:

- Row 1: d
- Row 2: n
- Row 3: o
- Row 4: s
- Row 5: e

Ah! Here it is!

Column 5:
- Row 1: d
- Row 2: n
- Row 3: o
- Row 4: s
- Row 5: e

So n o s e goes from row 2 to row 5, column 5 → nose!

So circle:
- Row 2, col 5: n
- Row 3, col 5: o
- Row 4, col 5: s
- Row 5, col 5: e

That's nose!

5. rope:
- Need r, o, p, e
- Where is "r"? First row: `z e w r d` → "r" is at row 1, col 4
- "o" is nearby — but need sequence

Try:
- Row 1, col 4: r
- Row 2, col 4: o → yes!
- Row 3, col 4: p → yes!
- Row 4, col 4: s → no
- Row 5, col 4: q → no

Not working.

Try horizontally?

Row 3: `s o a p o s` → has p and o, but no r

Wait — what about rope backwards?

Maybe not.

Wait — is rope in the grid?

Let’s check all possibilities.

Wait — rope may not be present?

But the clue says "circle each word in the puzzle."

All five words must be in the grid.

Wait — maybe rope is not in the grid?

But let's double-check.

Perhaps I missed something.

Wait — look at the last row: `c t d q e s` — has e, s

But no r after p

Wait — perhaps rope is not in the grid?

But that would be odd.

Wait — maybe the word is rope, but we need to look diagonally?

Alternatively, maybe it's rope starting at row 1, col 4: r

Then down:
- Row 2, col 4: o → yes
- Row 3, col 4: p → yes
- Row 4, col 4: s → no, should be e

No.

Wait — rope = r, o, p, e

Is there a p and e together?

Row 3: `s o a p o s` → has p, then o, then s

No e

Row 5: `c t d q e s` → e, s

No r

Wait — maybe rope is not in the grid?

But the word rope was listed.

Wait — perhaps it's rope spelled across multiple rows?

Wait — maybe I made a mistake.

Wait — the word rope is not in the grid? That seems unlikely.

Wait — perhaps the word is rope, but it's not there?

But let's recheck the list of words:

The words are:
- bone → found
- soap → found
- goat → found (vertical)
- nose → found (vertical)
- rope → ?

Wait — maybe it's rope written as r-o-p-e, but not in a straight line?

Or perhaps it's rope going down?

Wait — look at column 4:
- Row 1: r
- Row 2: o
- Row 3: p
- Row 4: s
- Row 5: q

So r, o, p — but next is s, not e

No e

Wait — is there an e below p?

No.

Wait — maybe rope is not in the grid?

But that contradicts the instructions.

Wait — perhaps I misread the word.

Wait — the picture shows a rope (image), and the word is r__pe → so it should be rope

But maybe it's hope or cope? No — it's clearly rope

Wait — perhaps the word is rope, but it's written backwards?

Try reverse: e-p-o-r — not helpful.

Wait — could it be rope in a different direction?

Wait — what about row? No.

Wait — maybe the word is rope, but it's not in the grid?

But let's look again.

Wait — is there a r near a p and e?

Only possibility: r at (1,4), o at (2,4), p at (3,4), then e?

(4,4) is s, (5,4) is q

No e

Wait — maybe rope is not in the grid?

But that seems impossible.

Wait — perhaps I misread the grid.

Let me write the grid clearly:

```
Row 1: z e w r d
Row 2: a g b o n e
Row 3: s o a p o s
Row 4: b a k e s h
Row 5: c t d q e s
```

Wait — rope?

Wait — maybe it's rope going up?

No.

Wait — what about rose? No, we have nose

Wait — perhaps the word is rope, but it's not there?

Wait — look at column 4:
- (1,4): r
- (2,4): o
- (3,4): p
- (4,4): e ← wait! e?

Row 4, col 4: `e` — yes!

Row 4: `b a k e s h` → so col 4 is e

So:
- (1,4): r
- (2,4): o
- (3,4): p
- (4,4): e

So r o p e — down column 4, rows 1 to 4!

Yes! So rope is vertical in column 4, rows 1–4.

So:
- Row 1, col 4: r
- Row 2, col 4: o
- Row 3, col 4: p
- Row 4, col 4: e

Perfect! rope is there.

So now all words are found:

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Final Answer:

Fill in the blanks:

- b_o_ne
- s_o_ap
- g_o_at
- n_o_se
- r_o_pe

Circle in the puzzle:

1. bone → row 2, columns 3–6: `b o n e`
2. soap → row 3, columns 1–4: `s o a p`
3. goat → column 2, rows 2–5: `g o a t`
4. nose → column 5, rows 2–5: `n o s e`
5. rope → column 4, rows 1–4: `r o p e`

✔ All words found and circled.

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Summary:

- Each blank is filled with o
- All five words with long "o" sound are found in the grid
- Words are located in various directions: horizontal, vertical

This completes the puzzle!