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‘oa’, ‘ow’ and ‘oe’ Make the same sound We use oa in the beginning or middle of a word/syllable (oak, soap), and oe and ow at the end of the word/syllable (toe AND throw). The ‘oa’ Sound boat First up, meet ‘oa’ When ‘o’ and ‘a’ team up as ‘oa,’ they almost always say /ou/ as in ‘boat’ or ‘coat.’ The ‘ow’ Sound Next, we have ‘ow.’ This duo is a bit more versatile. Most of the time, ‘ow’ also says /ou/, like in ‘snow’ or ‘bow’ (as in blow and sparrow). The ‘oe’ Sound Lastly, there’s ‘oe, which is

Alternative sound of ‘o’ oa’ as in coat, float, throat. Alternative spellings: ‘ow’ = ‘oa’ as in blow, elbow, shadow, ‘oe’ =‘oa’ as in toe, tomatoes, heroes, o_e = ‘oa’ as in smoke, telescope, cone, globe. ‘o’ = ‘oa’ as in tomato, gecko, mango, no, so. Follow our channel for more information https://youtube.com/@geniusphonicsandgrammarcla1720?si=Zxf08TKohoMm7krF #phonicsisfun #phonics #english #grammar #literacyinstruction #earlyyearsliteracy #scienceofreading #thereadingmentor #structuredlitera