CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) v
- 2.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 3.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) b
- 4.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 5.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 6.Change the “t” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dot (c) hog
- 7.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) sun (c) run
- 8.Change the “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) hit (c) hot
- 9.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) cot (c) lot
- 10.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 11.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 12.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 14.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) rub (c) tub
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) log (c) box
- 16.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) box (c) bed
- 17.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 18.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) dog (c) fox
- 19.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) jig
- 20.Which word is “hug”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) hug
- 21.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) mop (c) hog
- 22.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 23.Change the “h” in “hot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hot (c) cop
- 24.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 25.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) fog (c) jog
- 26.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) rat (c) dog
- 27.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) box
- 28.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cop (c) cup
- 29.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) dug
- 31.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bus (c) hat
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) hug
- 33.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) f
- 34.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bin (c) bus
- 35.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) v
- 36.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) map (c) cop
- 37.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) fun (c) sun
- 38.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) f
- 39.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cup (c) cop
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dot (c) dog
Answer key
- r
- u
- h
- dog
- u
- dog
- sun
- hot
- lot
- log
- bug
- o
- o
- cub
- box
- bus
- u
- fox
- jog
- hug
- hop
- u
- cot
- u
- jog
- dot
- fox
- cup
- fox
- tug
- nut
- hum
- f
- box
- t
- mop
- sun
- b
- cop
- dog
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