Learn: oa words
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coach
soak
cloak
croak
coal
goal
foal
foam
loan
soap
boast
coast
roast
toast
float
throat
cockroach
approach
encroach
reproach
About this word list ▼
About this word list ▲
The long /o/ sound in English is often represented with the letters oa, for example in boat, coat, and road. Click on the speaker icon next to each word hear how the long /o/ sound is pronounced.
While you will usually spot the oa spelling pattern in the middle of the word, it occasionally appears at the beginning too, like in the words oak, oar, and oasis. At the end of a word, the long /o/ sound is usually spelt with the letters ow.
The spelling activities that come with this word list will help you get to grips with words where the long /o/ sound appears in the middle of the world and is spelt with the letter combination oa.
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Learn more in Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?
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