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