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 “h” in “hug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 2.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) cat (c) bus
- 3.Change the “h” in “hum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
- 4.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 5.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) cap (c) cop
- 6.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) cot (c) cop
- 7.Change the “c” in “cot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) cot (c) dot
- 8.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bug (c) cup
- 9.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) z
- 10.Change the “p” in “pot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) rot (c) rat
- 11.Change the “r” in “rot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) pet
- 12.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 13.Which word is “cup”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) cup
- 14.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mud (c) mad
- 15.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 16.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 17.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 18.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) top (c) mop
- 19.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 20.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fog (c) fox
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) rug
- 22.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) tug
- 23.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) cub (c) tub
- 25.Change the “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) cop (c) map
- 26.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 27.🤗 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) hug
- 28.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) fog
- 29.Which word is “sun”? (a) pan (b) sun (c) can
- 30.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) jog
- 31.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) g
- 32.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) rat (c) dot
- 33.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) rod (c) red
- 35.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) log (c) leg
- 37.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) b
- 38.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) w
- 39.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 40.Change the “c” in “cot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rat (c) cot
Answer key
- bug
- nut
- sum
- log
- cop
- cot
- dot
- run
- f
- rot
- pot
- u
- cup
- mud
- bug
- o
- u
- top
- fox
- fog
- mug
- dug
- dog
- tub
- mop
- log
- hug
- log
- sun
- jog
- s
- dot
- bug
- rod
- u
- log
- b
- l
- o
- rot
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