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The -ot word family
Printable list of -ot family words · 1 page
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The -ot family is the largest short o family here, with 15 words: cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot and rot, then blot, plot, slot, spot and trot with blends, and shot with sh.
Not and got are high-frequency words, so -ot practice pays off in real books. Lot and plot, slot and spot are good pairs for adding one letter to make a blend.
Once -ot is easy, mix it with -op: hot and hop, pot and pop, spot and stop. Only the last letter changes, so your child has to read to the end of the word.
Tips for using it
- Add a letter to make a blend: lot to plot or slot, pot to spot.
- Read -ot and -op pairs to keep eyes moving to the end of the word.
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What words are in the -ot family?
Cot, dot, got, hot, jot, lot, not, pot and rot, plus blot, plot, shot, slot, spot and trot.
Why practice not and got?
They're among the most common words in early books. Reading them by sound makes them stick faster than memorizing.