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Reading · Ages 5–6 · 12 minutes

Short O CVC Picture Detective

Learners use meaning clues to identify and spell short-o words instead of decoding them in isolation.

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Short O CVC Picture Detective

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Today I am practising: matching short-o CVC spellings to meanings

1

Which word names something that hops: log, fox, or pot? Circle and draw it.

2

Choose the word for a cooking pan: mop or pot. Copy it.

3

Read log. Draw what the word means.

4

Complete the clue: A ___ cleans a wet floor. (mop/map)

5

Write the CVC word for a small bed: cot.

6

Use fox or dog in a sentence that shows its meaning.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

  1. Step 1Let the child read both choices before discussing the clue.
  2. Step 2Ask how the picture or sentence proves the chosen word.
  3. Step 3Revisit any confused vowel by contrasting the two words aloud.