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 “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 2.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 3.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) box (c) dot
- 4.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cup (c) cut
- 5.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 6.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) pig
- 7.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) b
- 8.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 9.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) v (c) n
- 10.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) dog
- 11.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 12.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cut (c) cub
- 13.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) n (c) p
- 14.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 15.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) mug (c) rug
- 16.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 17.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) dog (c) hug
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bus
- 19.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 20.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) fog
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) top (c) map
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) dog (c) box
- 23.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 24.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) run
- 25.⚫ Which word is this? (a) hat (b) dog (c) dot
- 26.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) rid
- 27.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) hug (c) bug
- 28.Which word is “sun”? (a) tub (b) pin (c) sun
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) cub (c) cut
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 31.Change the “d” in “dot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) not (c) nod
- 32.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) dot
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 34.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) hug (c) mug
- 35.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) hot (c) pot
- 36.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) n (c) g
- 37.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) p (c) c
- 38.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) jog (c) log
- 39.Change the “f” in “fog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) jug (c) jog
- 40.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) nod (c) hot
Answer key
- bug
- u
- dot
- cut
- log
- hug
- b
- s
- n
- fox
- o
- cut
- d
- u
- mug
- u
- hug
- bus
- log
- fog
- mop
- box
- u
- bus
- dot
- rod
- tub
- sun
- cub
- u
- not
- dot
- o
- mug
- hot
- d
- c
- log
- jog
- not
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