Ribbon is a short o word
Nose uses a long 'o'. It sounds the same as words like:bows (ribbon bows)chosecrowsgrowshosethrows
The O in 'who' is long, but it isn't a long 'o'. It's a long 'u'.
The word oatmeal is pronounced with a long o.
Neither. The OO has a long OO (long U) sound as in doom and broom.
Is the word bone a short or long o sound?
The vowel sound in "boy" is neither long nor short. It is a diphthong consisting of an "o" followed by an "ee" (long "e") sound. A word with a short "o" sound is "Bob", and a word with a long "o" sound is "bone".
The word "coffee" has a long o sound.
Short
The word "shamrock" has a short O sound.
The word "robe" has a long o sound.
The word "gone" has a long 'o' sound.
long