Sight Word Of Worksheet

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NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comofofofofofofofofofofofofTrace it. Then write it.Find "of". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.oforofonofonofofoffoxoffortoohforifoffoxor
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comWrite the missing word. Then read the sentence.Read the sentence. Then write it.Cut out the letters at the bottom. Glue them here in order to build the word.I have a cupmilk.I have a cup of milk.fo
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comFind "of". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Write the missing word. Then read the sentence.Cut out the letters at the bottom. Glue them here in order to build the word.Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.Answer keyof5orofonofonofofoffoxoffortoohforifoffoxorI have a cupmilk.ofoffo
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The word on its own 3

  • of 2 letters for 2 sounds, and neither letter says what it usually says: the word is spoken uv. The o is small and round, and the f goes tall.
  • Of of Capital O beside small o. The capital is rare, but Of course starts plenty of answers.
  • of of of of Four to trace in one row. Each f starts at the top with a hook, comes straight down, and gets its cross stroke last.

Spot-the-word rows 4

  • if of oh of ox of Circle of 3 times. If ends in the same f, while oh and ox start with the same o.
  • of off of on of Circle of 3 times. Off has a second f and says f, and on swaps the last letter.
  • or of for of or Circle of 2 times. Or starts with the same o, and for holds the same two letters the other way round.
  • to of so of do Circle of 2 times. To, so and do put their o last, and of puts it first.
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Missing-letter rows 3

  • a cup __ milk The whole word is missing. Said fast this sounds like a cup a milk, so the child has to know a word belongs in the gap.
  • o_ _f o_ _f One letter is missing each time: f, then o, then the same again. The ear says v, but the letter to write is f.
  • of o_ _f __ A fading row: copy the word, fill in one letter twice, then write both letters from memory.

Short phrases with of 11

  • a bag of chips How much. Bag sounds out, and chips starts with ch, one sound from two letters.
  • a box of pens How much. Box and pens sound out, and the x in box says k-s.
  • a cup of milk How much: of joins the holder to what is in it. Cup and milk both sound out.
  • a lot of fun How much. Lot and fun sound out. A lot is always two words.
  • all of them Which ones. The a in all says aw, and them starts with th.
  • the end of The start of the end of the day, the end of the book, the end of the line. End sounds out.
  • full of sand What is inside. Full doubles its l, and sand ends in the blend n-d.
  • lots of bugs How many. The s at the end of lots hisses, and the s at the end of bugs buzzes.
  • on top of it Where. Four short words that all sound out except of. On and of sit two words apart, so check the last letter of each.
  • one of us Which one. One is a word to learn whole, and us sounds out.
  • out of bed Where from. Out has the ou of loud, and bed sounds out.

Sentences to read and copy 12

  • A lot of bugs hop. 5 words. Lot, bugs and hop sound out. A lot is two words on paper.
  • All of us ran. 4 words. Us and ran sound out. The a in All says aw, as in ball.
  • Get out of the mud. 5 words. A command. Get and mud sound out.
  • He sat on top of it. 6 words. On and of are two words apart in one line, so the child has to read the last letter of each.
  • I am one of six. 5 words. Am and six sound out. A line for a child with a big family or a small reading group.
  • I got out of bed. 5 words. Got and bed sound out. Out of is said almost as one word, so point to each as you read.
  • I have a cup of milk. 6 words, the longest line here. Cup and milk sound out. Have ends in a silent e.
  • It is full of mud. 5 words. It, is and mud sound out. Full has the same u as put.
  • Of course I can. 4 words. The rare line that starts with a capital O. Course is one to read for the child.
  • One of us can go. 5 words. Of points to one person out of a group. Us and can sound out.
  • Two of the pigs nap. 5 words. Pigs and nap sound out. Two is a number word to show beside the numeral 2.
  • What is it made of? 5 words and a question mark. Here the word comes last, where it is said in full and the v sound is easy to hear.

How this list was compiled: Every line was written for this site in September 2026 and read aloud for sense. No line is taken from a published sight word list or workbook, and the page claims no list or grade level for the word. Spellings were checked against the macOS system word list. The counts in the spot-the-word rows and the word counts of the sentences were worked out. That of is said uv in American English, that unstressed it shrinks to uh before a consonant and then sounds like the word a, and that of and off began as one Old English word: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/of and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/off (pronunciation, homophones and etymology, checked 2026-09-19). That of is the common English word in which the letter f stands for the v sound: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F (use in English, checked 2026-09-19). That of is said in full at the end of a sentence, and that its weak form matches the weak form of have, which leads to the misspellings would of and could of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_and_vowel_reduction_in_English (checked 2026-09-19). Sound notes describe general American pronunciation. Licence: own work

How it works

Of is said uv, so a child who spells by ear gets both letters wrong. This sight word of worksheet has them trace it and circle it among off, for, on and or. Then they finish I have a cup ___ milk.

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Spelled o-f, said uv

Wikipedia's article on the letter F names of as the common word where f says v. Americans say the o like the u in up. Only the, be and to rank above it in the Oxford English Corpus list on Wikipedia. Said fast it shrinks to uh, so children write a cup a milk. The sheet's line I have a cup ___ milk. drills that gap.

Of and off were one word

Wiktionary traces of and off to one Old English word. Off kept its stress and its f sound. Phrases tie of to amounts and parts: a bag of chips, a lot of fun, one of us, all of them. Press Show all 33 practice lines near the foot of this page for all 11.

  • Put the word last to hear it. In What is it made of? the v is clear.
  • Could of for could have is this mix-up years later. Tie of to amounts now: a cup of milk.
  • Trace the o low and round, start the tall f at its top hook, and cross it last.

Questions and answers

Why does my student write uv, or just a, for of?

The ear gives no help. The f says v, the o sounds like a short u, and in a fast phrase the v drops as well. Say the word alone, name its two letters, then practice it after cup, bag, box and lot.

How do I stop children mixing up of and off?

Give them different jobs. Of goes between two things, as in a box of pens. Off is the opposite of on and ends with a clear f sound. Write of off of on of on the board to set all three side by side.

Can the sight word of be sounded out?

No. Neither letter says its usual sound, so tapping o and f gives a word nobody says. Teach it whole: say uv, spell o-f, and write it inside a phrase, where it does its real work.

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