Megawords 5 Word List

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Direct Instruction for Decoding, Spelling, and Understanding Multisyllabic Words Grades 4–12 RTI

Megawords 5

tel 800.225.5750 epsbooks.com fax 888.440.2665 WORD LIST 26 Vowel Combinations with o

oo = /oo/ ou = /oo/ ow, oa = /ō/ ow, ou = /ow/ oy, oi = /oi/ ou = /ә / oo = /o——o/ ou = /o——o/ ow, oa = /ō/ ow, ou = /ow/ oy, oi = /oi/ ou = /ә / afternoon acoustic approach account annoy enormous baboonafternoon bouquetacoustic borrowapproach allowaccount annoy appoint famousenormous balloonbaboon cariboubouquet charcoalborrow announceallow appoint avoid generousfamous cabooseballoon cougarcaribou cocoacharcoal aroundannounce *boisterousavoid marvelousgenerous cartoon routine elbow astound boycott nervous caboose cougar cocoa around boisterous* marvelous cocoon souvenir fellow compound corduroy numerous cartoon routine elbow astound boycott nervous foolish uncouth follow council destroy cocoon souvenir fellow compound corduroy numerous kangaroo hollow counter embroider lagoonfoolish uncouth marshmallowfollow countycouncil destroy employ maroonkangaroo meadowhollow discountcounter embroider enjoy monsoonlagoon minnowmarshmallow drowsycounty employ exploit mushroommaroon narrowmeadow flounderdiscount enjoy loyal platoonmonsoon oatmealminnow flowerdrowsy exploit moisture poodlemushroom pillownarrow fountainflounder loyal ointment raccoon reproach lousy oyster platoon oatmeal flower moisture shampoo shadow mountain poison ou = /ŭ/ poodle pillow fountain ointment typhoon shallow powder rejoice country raccoon reproach lousy oyster ou = /ū/ sparrow power royal couple shampoo shadow mountain poison tomorrow profound sirloin cousin typhoon shallow powder rejoice country willow pronounce turmoil double couple windowsparrow rowdypower royal turquoise trouble yellowtomorrow scoundrelprofound sirloin voyage cousin willow surroundpronounce turmoil double window thousandrowdy turquoise trouble towel yellow scoundrel voyage tower surround trousers thousand vowel towel tower

*The word boisterous also contains the vowel combination ou =trousers /ә /. vowel *The word boisterous also contains the vowel combination ou = /ә /.

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Vowel Combinations with o Six vowel combinations start with o. Some of the combinations make more than one sound. Some of the sounds are spelled by more than one combination. oa says /ō/ as in road Practice Page Practice ow says /ō/ and /ow/ as in bowl and gown oi says /oi/ as in coin oy says /oi/ as in joy oo says /oo/ as in food ou says /ow/, /ә /, /ŭ/, and /oo/ as in mouse, touch, and you

1 Read these words aloud. Practice saying the correct vowel combination with o.

oa says /ō/ ow says /ō/ or /ow/ oi says /oi/ boat own soil

oak snow join goal down noise toast now void loan vow foil

oy says /oi/ oo says /oo/ ou says /ow/, /ŭ/, or /oo/ boy goof house coy boot sour ploy mood tough soy soon rough toy roost youth

2 Spell the six vowel combinations with o.

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Use the chart to study the different sounds vowel combinations with o can make. 26 b Sounds /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә /, /ŭ/ /oo/ oa charcoal

ow follow drowsy

oi rejoice

oy enjoy

oo foolish

Vowel Combinations Vowel nervous, ou around bouquet country

1 Circle the vowel combination with o in each word. Circle the sound(s) each combination can make.

famous /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ foolish /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ o a t m e a l /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ p o w e r /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ b o u q u e t /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ r e j o i c e /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ a n n o y /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ c h a r c o a l /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ d i s c o u n t /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ m o n s o o n /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ follow /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/ n u m e r o u s /ō/ /ow/ /oi/ /ә / /oo/

2 Fill in each blank with the correct sample word from the chart. oy says /oi/ as in ______oi says /oi/ as in ______ou says /ә / as in ______ou says /ow/ as in ______

ow says /ow/ as in ______ow says /ō/ as in ______ou says /oo/ as in ______oa says /ō/ as in ______oo says /oo/ as in ______ou says /ŭ/ as in ______© SSI • DO NOT DUPLICATE © SSI • DO NOT Megawords 5 • List 26 3 c Practice Page 26c 26

In working with vowel combinations, it is important to be flexible. Often a vowel sound can be spelled more than one way. First, learn the different ways a vowel sound can be spelled. Then if one spelling doesn’t look right in a word, try another. Practice Page Practice

1 Circle the vowel combinations with o that say /oo/.

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Two ways to spell /oo/ are and .

2 Circle the vowel combinations with o that say /ow/. flower mountain vowel council towel discount account drowsy

Two ways to spell /ow/ are and .

3 Circle the vowel combinations with o that say /oi/. poison moisture exploit loyal oyster voyage employ embroider

Two ways to spell /oi/ are and .

4 Circle the vowel combinations with o that say /ō/.

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Two ways to spell /ō/ are and . © SSI • DO NOT DUPLICATE

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1 Say each syllable, and then read the whole word. Underline the vowel combination with o in the whole word. 26

ow and oa = /ō/ oy and oi = /oi/ d

shal low s h a l l o w voy age v o y a g e

mead ow m e a d o w em ploy e m p l o y

min now m i n n o w cor du roy c o r d u r o y

pil low p i l l o w boy cott b o y c o t t

to mor row t o m o r r o w tur quoise t u r q u o i s e

marsh mal low marshmallow em broi der e m b r o i d e r

re proach r e p r o a c h tur moil t u r m o i l

co coa c o c o a ex ploit e x p l o i t

ap proach a p p r o a c h a void a v o i d

char coal c h a r c o a l oo and ou = /oo/

ow and ou = /ow/ bal loon b a l l o o n drow sy d r o w s y mon soon m o n s o o n

tow el t o w e l rac coon r a c c o o n

vow el v o w e l co coon c o c o o n

lou sy l o u s y ba boon b a b o o n

coun cil c o u n c i l la goon l a g o o n

pro found p r o f o u n d ty phoon t y p h o o n

foun tain f o u n t a i n kan ga roo k a n g a r o o

trou sers t r o u s e r s sou ven ir s o u v e n i r

an nounce a n n o u n c e a cous tic a c o u s t i c