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