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.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) log (c) hog
- 2.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 3.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) hop
- 4.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fig (c) dog
- 5.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 6.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 7.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) h
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) cap
- 9.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) bin
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 11.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 12.Change the “t” in “tug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) jug (c) tug
- 13.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) top (c) cop
- 14.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) cup
- 15.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) ran
- 17.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) pot (c) hot
- 18.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 19.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 20.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 21.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) hat
- 22.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) f
- 23.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) s
- 24.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) sun (c) ran
- 25.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) p
- 26.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) cut (c) nut
- 27.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 28.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) hut (c) cat
- 30.Which word is “sun”? (a) six (b) hen (c) sun
- 31.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) rug
- 32.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) van (c) sun
- 33.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) h
- 34.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) sun (c) run
- 35.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 36.⚫ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cat (c) dot
- 37.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) bug (c) web
- 38.Change the “l” in “log” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) jog (c) log
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hop (c) not
- 40.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) box (c) fox
Answer key
- hog
- o
- hop
- fog
- log
- dog
- f
- cup
- box
- fox
- u
- jug
- top
- bus
- tub
- run
- pot
- o
- u
- bug
- hug
- t
- b
- run
- d
- cut
- u
- u
- cut
- sun
- rub
- sun
- s
- run
- u
- dot
- tub
- jog
- hot
- box
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