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O_E Split Digraph Words and Practice

In words like home, note, and rope, the vowel letter o pairs across a single consonant with silent final e to represent the long o diphthong (/oʊ/).

Print Word List (3 Words) →Short vs. Silent E Sort →

Canonical O-E Decodable Words

Notice that in Elkonin sound boxes, o_e occupies a single sound box representing /oʊ/, giving 4-letter words exactly 3 sound boxes.

home3 sounds

h/h/

o_e/oʊ/

m/m/

Onset: hRime: ome

note3 sounds

n/n/

o_e/oʊ/

t/t/

Onset: nRime: ote

rope3 sounds

r/r/

o_e/oʊ/

p/p/

Onset: rRime: ope

Printable Practice

Practice Contrasting Short Vowels vs. Silent E

Reinforce split-digraph decoding with our comparative 2-column sort worksheet. Students read 12 decodable words and sort them under Short Vowel or Silent E.

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