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CVC Nonsense Word Practice

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CVC Nonsense Word Practice

CVC Nonsense Word Practice

Fun cartoon character reading a book

🎯 Part 1: Real or Nonsense?

Instructions: Read each word. Circle REAL if it's a real word, or circle NONSENSE if it's a made-up word.

1. cat

REAL

NONSENSE

2. zib

REAL

NONSENSE

3. dog

REAL

NONSENSE

4. lop

REAL

NONSENSE

5. sun

REAL

NONSENSE

6. gup

REAL

NONSENSE

📝 Part 2: Build the Nonsense Words

Instructions: Use the letters in the boxes to build nonsense words. Write each word on the line.

7. b + ig = ___________
8. f + op = ___________
9. m + ug = ___________
10. w + eb = ___________
11. k + ip = ___________
12. j + ot = ___________

🎨 Part 3: Draw the Nonsense Creature

Instructions: Read the nonsense word below, then draw what you think this creature might look like!

13. Draw a "ZOG" - a friendly nonsense creature:

🔤 Part 4: Nonsense Word Sorting

Instructions: Check all the nonsense words that have the short 'a' sound (like in 'cat'):

bap

wig

zag

fot

lam

kub

🎪 Part 5: Silly Sentences

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with nonsense words from the word bank to make silly sentences!

Word Bank: gipwobzeflup

14. The purple ________ jumped over the fence.
15. My pet ________ likes to eat green socks.
16. The ________ can fly backwards and sing loudly.
17. A tiny ________ lives under my bed and tells jokes.

🏆 Part 6: Challenge - Rhyming Nonsense

Instructions: Create nonsense words that rhyme with the real words below:

18. A nonsense word that rhymes with cat: ___________
19. A nonsense word that rhymes with big: ___________
20. A nonsense word that rhymes with hop: ___________
21. Write a short sentence using one of your nonsense words:

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