O sounds
Food-related words: O sounds
Listen to the sentences. Identify the O sounds in these food-related words. Label them like this:
| Short O in Hot: S Long O in No: L Schwa Sound: Sch |
- The chopsticks are beside the bowl.
chopstick ____ bowl ____
2. They had oats, bacon, and oranges for breakfast.
oats ____ bacon ____ oranges ____
3. He had toast, an omelet, and some slices of melon.
toast ____ omelet ____ melon ____
4. Do you want to order coffee or soda?
order ____ coffee ____ soda ____
5. Our oven is broken, but the stove works.
oven ____ stove ____
6. The tea was flavored with lemon and honey.
flavored ____ lemon ____ honey ____
7. She added pomegranate seeds and carrots to her romaine lettuce salad.
pomegranate ____ carrots ____ romaine ____
8. When we went hiking, we took granola bars and a bag of almonds.
granola ____ almonds ____
9. I like to order pepperoni pizza with onions, olives, and extra mozzarella.
pepperoni ____ onions ____ olives ____ mozzarella ____
10. Her Stomach doesn’t like milk, so she buys soy yogurt.
stomach ____ yogurt ____
11. The salmon was served with corn and a roll.
salmon ____ corn ____ roll ____
12. Saffron and cloves added flavor to the cod fish.
saffron ____ cloves ____ cod ____
Now sort the words above by putting them in the right columns.
| Short O in Hot | Long O in No | Reduced O, Schwa Sound |
Work with your partner. Think of some other words with O sounds. You can think of more food-related words or think about another topic, such as family, directions, household stuff, or words related to nature. Create a list, and we will discuss the sounds as a class.
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