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Short or Long: o and u is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on silent e turning a short o or u long, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Short or Long: o and u

RF.1.3

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each word by its pattern: short o / o_e / short u / u_e.

Sort: bug, nose, smoke, nod, prune, rude, pup, sob

short oo_eshort uu_e
2.Sort each word by its pattern: short o / o_e / short u / u_e.

Sort: cute, hug, drove, hop, nut, tube, job, rope

short oo_eshort uu_e
3.Sort each word by its pattern: short o / o_e / short u / u_e.

Sort: smoke, sob, fox, tune, hug, hole, jug, June

short oo_eshort uu_e

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Answer key — Short or Long: o and u

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.short o: nod, sob; o_e: nose, smoke; short u: bug, pup; u_e: prune, rude
  2. 2.short o: hop, job; o_e: drove, rope; short u: hug, nut; u_e: cute, tube
  3. 3.short o: sob, fox; o_e: smoke, hole; short u: hug, jug; u_e: tune, June

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.