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.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 2.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) c
- 3.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) hot
- 4.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 5.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) dog
- 6.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 7.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) bus (c) tub
- 8.☀️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) sun
- 9.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) w
- 10.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) nut (c) hen
- 11.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hug (c) dug
- 12.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 13.Change the “b” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) bug (c) dug
- 14.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) bus
- 15.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bed
- 16.Change the “j” in “jug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) rug (c) hug
- 17.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 18.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) box (c) bus
- 19.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) pot (c) dot
- 20.📦 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) box (c) bag
- 21.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) hug (c) bus
- 22.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) rat
- 23.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 24.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) b
- 25.Change the “d” in “dug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) dug (c) bug
- 26.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) run (c) tub
- 27.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) log (c) dog
- 28.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) jog (c) jug
- 29.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) hug (c) ten
- 30.Which word is “hug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 31.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) tug (c) hug
- 32.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 33.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 34.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) not (c) nod
- 35.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) j
- 36.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) hip (c) hop
- 38.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) g (c) d
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jug (c) bug
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) rot (c) dot
Answer key
- u
- c
- hut
- o
- fog
- fox
- bus
- sun
- f
- sun
- hug
- dog
- dug
- tub
- bus
- hug
- bug
- box
- dot
- box
- nut
- dot
- u
- b
- bug
- run
- dog
- jug
- tub
- hug
- tug
- o
- log
- not
- d
- o
- hop
- d
- rug
- rot
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