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