oa Sound Word List

How can I use this ‘oa’ Sound Words List?

Our handy ‘oa’ Sound Words List Cards are perfect for teaching your First Level learners the vowel digraph ‘oa’. The A4 page contains four identical spelling lists with 15 words containing the sound. Words include coat, float, boat, groan, throat, and many more.

Save hours of prep time by simply printing and cutting out the cards to create personal word lists for each of your learners. Created by experienced CfE teachers, you can trust that these word lists are relevant and suitable for your First Level class. They’re perfect for revising and reinforcing learning of this vowel sound.

You can use our ‘oa’ Sound Words List Cards with the whole-class to assess children’s spelling skills, pronunciation, or as an independent phonics activity. Can your learners spell the words correctly using the look, cover, say, write, and check method? Or, why not send home these lists as a fun homework task to further consolidate knowledge?

You could also use this resource as an engaging independent station activity during a phonics rotation. Have your children write the words using different materials and tools. Can they spell out the words in sand? Or, challenge them to write each word using paint, coloured pen, or crayon. The opportunities are endless!

What other resources can I use to revise the ‘oa’ sound?

Are you looking for more resources to reinforce learning of the ‘oa’ sound? Well, you’ve come to the right place! As well as our ‘oa’ Sound Words List, we have a wealth of other fun and engaging activities for your First Level learners. Here are just a few to get you started:

• Our engaging ‘oa’ Cut and Stick Worksheet is the perfect hands-on activity to reinforce children’s knowledge of the ‘oa’ sound. Can they create ‘oa’ words to match the pictures?  

• Can learners identify ‘oa’ words within a piece of writing? Use our ’oa’ Phoneme Spotter Story to find out! How many words can they spot? Can they read them using the correct sound?

• Can children find their ‘oa’ words in this ‘oa’ Digraph Word Search? It’s also differentiated to suit the varying needs within your class.

• Encourage your class to listen to, read and understand different words with the ‘oa’ digraph using our ‘oa’ Sound Bingo Game. Not only is it a great way to consolidate learning, but it’s also a lot of fun too! 

What is the ‘oa’ sound?

The ‘oa’ sound is a digraph. This is when the two letters together make one sound. Watch our video below to hear more about the ‘oa’ sound!

Here are some examples of ‘oa’ words: 

• Coat
• Boat
• Goat
• Float
• Roast
• Groan
• Coach