ShortLong O word family
-one Words
/oʊn/ — words that share the -one pattern
The -one family gives learners some of the most common long-o CVCe words, including bone, cone, and phone, which appear often in both spoken and written beginner English.
How the -one family works
Keep the ending -one together, then add or change the beginning sound. Read through the whole word from left to right instead of guessing from its first letter.
8 reviewed examples
-one word list
Begin with the shorter words. Add the second group only after blends and digraphs in those words have been taught.
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After blends or digraphs
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Listening check
Listen and choose the -one word
Question 1 of 5
Now read the same words aloud and use one in a sentence.
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Read -one words in sentences
1The dog has a bone.
2Pick a cone by the phone.
3Alone in the zone, he set the tone.
4A stone sat near the cone.
5The drone flew off alone.
Ask the learner to underline the -one word, decode it, and then reread the complete sentence naturally.
Spelling and pronunciation
Keep this family accurate
Keep e silent; it signals /oʊ/ instead of the short /ɒ/ sound heard in on.
Five-minute routine
Practise without memorizing the list
Cover the list and reveal one word at a time. Say each sound, blend, then reread the word normally.
Build bone, then exchange its first sound to make another real word from this page.
Read one sentence, dictate one target word, and ask the learner to explain which letters spell the shared ending.
Ready-to-print practice
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