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 this? (a) fox (b) box (c) dot
- 2.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 3.Change the “p” in “pot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) rot (c) lot
- 4.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mug (c) mud
- 5.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 6.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) hop (c) top
- 8.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fog
- 9.⚫ Which word is this? (a) box (b) dog (c) dot
- 10.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 11.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) pin (b) run (c) hug
- 13.Change the “m” in “mop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) mop
- 14.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) w
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 16.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) b
- 17.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 18.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cat
- 19.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) rub
- 20.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 21.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) bug (b) box (c) bat
- 23.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) bug (c) bus
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) run (c) bun
- 25.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sun (c) sum
- 26.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hat (c) hug
- 27.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) dog (c) fox
- 28.Change the “t” in “tug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) hug (c) mug
- 29.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 30.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bug (c) big
- 31.Which word is “cup”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) cup
- 32.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 33.Change the “b” in “bug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) mug (c) bug
- 34.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) tub
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) m (c) b
- 36.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) fox
- 37.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hop (c) hot
- 38.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cop (c) mop
- 39.Change the “m” in “mug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) mug (c) hug
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bed (c) bud
Answer key
- box
- o
- rot
- mud
- dog
- u
- top
- fox
- dot
- o
- log
- run
- cop
- s
- dog
- b
- o
- cut
- tub
- u
- bug
- box
- sun
- run
- sum
- hug
- fox
- mug
- u
- bug
- cup
- u
- mug
- cub
- b
- dot
- hot
- cop
- jug
- bud
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