Spelling list: -o words - animals

On the end of these words the long /o/ sound is spelled with just the letter o.

rhino
The most common rhino is the white rhino.
palomino
The palomino horse has a golden coat.
buffalo
There's a herd of buffalo by the lake.
armadillo
The armadillo has a shell made of bony plates.
bronco
The cowboy prepared his bronco.
dingo
The dingo is an Australian wild dog.
dodo
The dodo was a flightless bird which is now extinct.
flamingo
A flamingo is a long-legged pink bird.
gecko
A gecko is a small lizard.
hippo
Hippo is short for hippopotamus.
jumbo
Jumbo is a pet name for an elephant.
mosquito
My Dad was bitten by a mosquito. *