Question

lesson 1.17 vowel sounds (oa, ow, ou, old, ost)
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on the line, write the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence below. circle the letters that make the long o sound in the word.

1. on a gray, wet day, mr. watkins and his wife took a

______ by the river. (stroll, school)

1. they stopped in surprise when they heard a ______

coming from the water. (goose, groan)

1. a man was ______ on a piece of driftwood in the chilly

water! (couch, floating)

1. mr. watkins ran back to his car for a piece of rope to

______ the man to safety. (block, tow)

1. \i ______ gave up thinking someone would spot me,\

said the man, huddled in mrs. watkins’ jacket. (almost, chop)

1. \what were you doing in the water on such a ______

day?\ asked mrs. watkins. (pool, cold)

1. \i took my ______ out to test the new oars i just bought,\

he replied. (rowboat, frog)

1. \a tree limb snapped and cracked my boat,\ he added. he

______ the watkins where the branch had injured his leg.
(showed, hound)

1. \i guess today was my lucky day,\ he ______ his rescuers.

(pond, told)

Explanation:

Question 1

We need to choose the word from the parentheses that best fits the sentence and has the long o sound. The sentence is about taking a walk by the river. "stroll" makes sense contextually and has the long o sound (from "oll"), while "school" doesn't fit the context of a walk by the river.

The sentence is about a sound coming from the water. "groan" is a sound and has the long o sound (from "oan"), while "goose" is a bird and doesn't fit the context of a sound from water.

The sentence is about a man on driftwood in water. "floating" means being on the surface of water and has the long o sound (from "oat"), while "couch" is a piece of furniture and doesn't fit the context.

Answer:

stroll (Circle "oll" in stroll)

Question 2