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 “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 2.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) j
- 3.Change the “l” in “lot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) not (c) hot
- 4.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) h
- 5.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) dog (c) got
- 6.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) dog
- 7.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) box (c) bin
- 8.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bag (c) rod
- 9.Which word is “cup”? (a) hug (b) cup (c) bus
- 10.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) run (c) bat
- 11.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) hot (c) pot
- 12.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 13.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 14.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) mug (c) jug
- 15.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 16.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) log
- 17.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
- 20.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) p
- 21.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) dot (c) nut
- 22.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) hen (c) run
- 23.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 24.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) r
- 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 26.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) can (c) pen
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hum (c) gum
- 28.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 29.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 30.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) hot (c) hop
- 31.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) mug (c) dug
- 32.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 33.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nod (c) not
- 34.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 35.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) hug (c) web
- 36.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) web (c) tub
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 38.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) box (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) mug (c) dog
- 40.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) got (c) lot
Answer key
- dog
- r
- not
- l
- dot
- fox
- box
- box
- cup
- nut
- dot
- u
- bug
- mug
- log
- box
- hug
- o
- tub
- s
- nut
- hug
- o
- f
- u
- sun
- gum
- u
- u
- hot
- mug
- u
- not
- bug
- tub
- tub
- u
- bus
- dug
- got
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