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.⚫ Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) cat
- 2.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) hog (c) dog
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) hot (c) hut
- 4.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 5.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) run
- 6.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) c
- 7.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) cot (c) pot
- 8.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) rod (c) rot
- 9.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 10.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) mud (c) mug
- 11.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) r
- 12.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 13.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) tub
- 14.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 15.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) cat
- 16.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) t
- 17.Change the “c” in “cut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) not (c) cut
- 18.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 20.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 21.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) jog (c) dog
- 22.☕ Which word is this? (a) map (b) cup (c) bus
- 23.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) box
- 24.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) hug (c) tub
- 25.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 26.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 27.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 28.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 29.Which word is “run”? (a) hen (b) run (c) pan
- 30.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cup (c) tub
- 31.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) rot (c) lot
- 32.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) big (c) bug
- 34.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 35.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 36.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cot
- 37.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) dot (c) tub
- 38.Which word is “box”? (a) bus (b) box (c) bin
- 39.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) r (c) c
- 40.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
Answer key
- dot
- dog
- hut
- nod
- bus
- h
- not
- rod
- fox
- mug
- d
- u
- cub
- u
- nut
- d
- nut
- u
- tub
- u
- jog
- cup
- box
- hug
- o
- log
- o
- bus
- run
- cub
- rot
- u
- bug
- o
- cub
- cut
- nut
- box
- c
- log
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