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.Change the “n” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) cot (c) dot
- 2.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 3.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) tap
- 4.☀️ Which word is this? (a) can (b) sun (c) pin
- 5.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 6.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 7.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cot (c) hop
- 8.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 9.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) d
- 10.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bus (c) bud
- 11.Change the “g” in “got” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) cot
- 12.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) box (c) fox
- 13.Which word is “run”? (a) cup (b) run (c) can
- 14.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 15.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dig (c) dug
- 16.Which word is “dot”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) log
- 17.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 18.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) bun (c) fan
- 19.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) s
- 20.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) nod (c) rod
- 21.🚌 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) tub (c) bus
- 22.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) s
- 23.Change the “n” in “not” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) not (c) pot
- 24.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) nut
- 25.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) box (c) fox
- 26.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) hug
- 27.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cub (c) tub
- 28.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 29.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) dog (c) fog
- 31.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 32.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) box (c) bat
- 33.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) box (c) fox
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) bug (c) hut
- 35.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) m (c) g
- 36.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) cap
- 37.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bin (c) got
- 39.Change the “r” in “rot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) rot (c) pot
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
Answer key
- dot
- u
- tub
- sun
- log
- u
- cop
- u
- f
- bud
- cot
- fox
- run
- bug
- dog
- dot
- u
- fun
- b
- nod
- bus
- s
- pot
- hug
- fox
- rug
- cub
- o
- u
- fog
- o
- box
- fox
- hug
- c
- box
- o
- box
- pot
- bug
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