Short o word families worksheets
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Words in the same family share their ending: hop and stop are -op words; rock and clock are -ock words.
Two grades, one set of words: both print from the same 34. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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Kindergarten
The short-o families on this sheet are -op (hop, top), -ot (hot, pot), and -ock (rock, sock). Kindergartners sort the words by ending and get a vowel that's easy to hear and fun to say.
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1st grade Core grade
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Short o is the friendliest vowel sound to isolate, which makes these families (-op, -ot, -ock) a confidence builder. First graders sort quickly, meet a silent letter in knock, and reinforce the ck ending they saw with short i.
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