Sometimes i and o can be long when followed by two consonants...but not always. Practice with words that contrast.

1. i & o can be long when followed by
two consonants...but not always

2. kīndkĭd

3. pīntpĭt

4. fīndfĭn

5. bīndbĭd

6. sīgnsĭn

7. cōldcŏd

8. sōldsŏd

9. gōldgŏd

10. cōltcŏt

11. pōstpŏt

12. cŏst
mĭlk
lŏst
gĭft
If you have lost a gift or seen the cost of
milk, you know that this is not always so!
Strategy: to fīnd lŏng, pĭck bōth

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