CVC · short o

CVC word: box

“box” is a CVC word with the short o sound, in the -ox family.

Sound it out

LettersSound
b/b/
o/o/
x/x/

Practise

  • Say each sound, then blend: /b/ /o/ /x/ → box.
  • Trace it with the CVC tracing pack.
  • Find the other -ox words below.

-ox family

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