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