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/ou/ Word List
Phonemic awareness is the focus of an activity that asks kids to identify and highlight the /ou/ sound in a list of 32 words. The exercise is designed to not only develop the awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in words,...
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The oa, oy, and ow Sounds
Focus on the vowel sounds /oa/, /oy/, and /ow/ in this spelling patterns worksheet. The sounds are split into three sections, with learners observing how each can be spelled differently in familiar words. They write words beneath...
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Spelling with /ou/ Sound
Fourth graders recognize spelling words with ou and ow sounds. In this spelling lesson, 4th graders begin with ground and town and build lists of words with similar spelling. Students complete a worksheet with antonyms and synonyms for...
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Reintroduce /ou/
Students demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Students identify the words on the board that...
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OW! I stubbed by toe
Drill and practice the /ow/ sound! Kids practice recognizing pictures that begin with the ou=/ou/ correspondence. They experience a letterbox activity to help implement this task before them as well as reading the story, The Napping...
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Vowel Digraph ou and ow
In this vowel digraph worksheet, 1st graders use the ou and ow letter combinations. Students complete 6 fill in the blank questions writing the correct word from the word box next to the picture it represents.
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High Frequency Words: lesson 27
In this high frequency words worksheet, students complete high frequency word activities by writing ou sound words, fill in the blanks to sentences, and answering short answer questions about stories. Students complete 4 activities total.
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Introduce "Ou"
Students explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination lesson, students identify the sound made by the letters "ou" and what words contain this sound. Students listen as their teacher...
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OU and OW
In this vowel/consonant blending learning exercise, students circle in two boxes all the pictures that make the sounds of OU and OW and then choose which sounds complete eight words. Students fill in the blanks with their appropriate...
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OU and OW
In this vowel and consonant blending worksheet, students circle each picture in two boxes that have the same sounds in them as house and clown. Students fill in the blanks of eight words with the appropriate multiple choice sounds of OU...
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The Sounds of "ou" and "ow"
In this phonics ou/ow learning exercise, students practicing printing the letter, then circle words that match pictures, all having the "ow" or "ow' sound, and print 3 words that have the "ou" sound and 3 that have the "ow' sound. A...
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Lesson 7 - Letter Combinations
Individually, letters have their own sounds, but when combined with other letters, those sounds completely change. Introduce letter combinations with a lesson that asks learners to search for combinations in familiar words and use oral...
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Spelling Practice: ow and ou Words
Fifth graders complete activities for ou and ow words. In this ou/ow words lesson, 5th graders practice ou and ow words by completing the 'instant activity.' Students complete a crossword puzzle activity for ou and ow words.
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School-Home Links: Putting Sounds Together
In this sound blends instructional activity, students read about the sound blends 'oi,' 'oy,' 'ou,' and 'ow.' Students then examine several pictures, say the names of the pictures, and write the letters on the line under each picture to...
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Ou / Ow
In this "ow" sound instructional activity, learners fill in the missing letters "ou" or "ow" to complete the illustrated words. Students print the letters on the line.
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Ow! That Hurts
Students study the ou=/ow/ correspondence in written and spoken words using a tongue twisters and a letterbox lesson. They recite the tongue twister and make given words using the letterboxes. Next, they listen to a read aloud of Audrey...
Kathryn J. Davis
Spelling Workbook: Phonics Patterns
Set your pupils straight with spelling and sounds by using these materials for practice. Included here are three booklets and workbooks that cover just about any sound or blend you could think of!
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"OU" O U Hurt Me!
Students explore the digraph ou=/ow/ in written and spoken words. They practice writing words with the ou=/ow/ digraph. Students match phonemes in words they hear. Students read The Napping House and identify words with the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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Ow! That Hurts!
Students identify the diagraph of ow coming together to make one sound. They read words containing this diagraph and spell words too. In the story, The Napping House, each pair of students finds -ow words. As an assessment, students...
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ow, ou, or oa
In this ow-sounds spelling worksheet, 3rd graders complete 14 fill in the blank questions with missing spelling word letters. each blank gives a few letter clues in addition to a picture clue. Students must identify the "ow" sounding...
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Flashcards - Ou Words
In this -ou word list instructional activity, 2nd graders will cut apart and practice reading 36 different words containing the -ou diphthong.
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Howwwwl At The Moon
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss what a vowel digraph is and discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students read "The Napping House." They practice spelling words with the /ow/ sound in them. Students read words with the /ow/...
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Check It Out!
For this phonics crossword worksheet, students are given 6 fill-in-the-blanks clues for words in a crossword puzzle. All the words contain the diphthongs ou or ow.
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The Loud Trout Shouts!
Young scholars practice the strategies of phonemes and digraphs dealing with the correspondence "ou"=/ow/ in both spoken and written words. They listen as the book The Napping House by Audrey Wood is read to them and then they interact...