The Letter O

The Letter O exercise

• Which one is the correct letter?

  Hints

  Listen carefully to the sound, play it again and think about what you can hear.

  The switch is __.

  Look again at the picture above. What sound does this word start with?

  Solution

  The correct letter is o. This makes the /o/ sound.

• What sound does the letter make?

  Hints

  The word on starts with the sound.

  Listen to all four sounds again. Which one is the same as the beginning of the name Oliver?

  Solution

  The correct sound is /o/.

• Find the objects that begin with "o".

  Hints

  There are 4 items that start with o to highlight.

  Listen to this word. Can you find it in the picture?

  Listen carefully to the names of the objects.

  Solution

  The four items that begin with o are:

  • orangutan
  • olive
  • octagon
  • ox

• What is the word?

  Hints

  Listen carefully. Does the word start with o or does it have o in the middle?

  What other sounds can you hear?

  Here we can see the words with pictures. Use this to help you find the matching pairs above.

  Solution

  The words are:

  1. off
  2. dot
  3. pop
  4. moss

• Help Kala find the objects that begin with "o".

  Hints

  Listen to the sound. Which words begin with this sound?

  Say all of the items out loud. In which ones do you hear the /o/ sound at the beginning?

  There are two correct choices.

  Solution

  Orange and office start with /o/.

• Can you put the words in the correct group?

  Hints

  Listen carefully to this word. Do you hear o at the beginning or in the middle?

  Think carefully about the first sound that you hear, is it o or a different sound?

  There are 2 words that begin with o and 4 words that have o in the middle.

  Solution

  Ostrich and octopus have o at the beginning.

  Dog, cot, sock and log have o in the middle.