SAVE this to practice long sound of /o/. “o_e” Pattern: The long /o/ sound appears when the letter “o” is followed by a consonant and then a silent “e” (e.g., home, bone, hope). “oa” Pattern: The long /o/ sound is produced when “oa” appears together in a word, typically in the middle (e.g., boat, coat, road). “ow” Pattern: The long /o/ sound is formed when “ow” appears, usually at the end of a word (e.g., snow, grow, throw). Note that “ow” can also represent a different sound (as in cow). Open S