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What different spellings are there for the long o sound?

Here are the common spellings for the long o sound:

Basic Spellings:

* o (as in "go", "no", "so")

* oa (as in "boat", "coat", "road")

* oe (as in "toe", "hoe", "doe")

* ow (as in "cow", "now", "how")

* o-e (as in "hope", "home", "bone")

Less Common Spellings:

* eau (as in "beau", "beautify", "plateau")

* ew (as in "sew", "few", "new")

* ough (as in "though", "dough", "through")

* au (as in "caught", "taught", "daughter")

* aw (as in "draw", "claw", "straw")

Other Notes:

* Double "o" can sometimes make a long o sound, but it's more common for a short o sound (as in "look", "book").

* "y" can sometimes make a long o sound at the end of a word (as in "baby", "happy", "pretty").

Remember that the spelling of a word can be influenced by its etymology (origin). For instance, "sew" and "few" use "ew" for a long o sound because of their Old English roots.

This is not an exhaustive list, but it covers the most common spellings of the long o sound in English.

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