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.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) d
- 2.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) r
- 3.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) not (c) lot
- 4.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 5.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 6.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) v
- 7.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) cup (c) can
- 9.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) v
- 10.Change the “h” in “hog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) fog
- 11.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) bus
- 12.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) tub
- 13.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cot (c) not
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hot (c) rot
- 15.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 16.Change the “f” in “fog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) log (c) fog
- 17.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) box (c) bus
- 18.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) jog (c) dog
- 19.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) bus (c) bud
- 20.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 21.Change the “d” in “bud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bug
- 22.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 23.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 24.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cop (c) cup
- 25.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 26.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) hat (c) cat
- 27.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) tap (c) top
- 28.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) fog (c) dog
- 29.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) nod (c) rod
- 30.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 31.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rot (c) hot
- 32.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) run (c) fun
- 33.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) nut (c) dot
- 34.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 35.☕ Which word is this? (a) map (b) zip (c) cup
- 36.Change the “g” in “got” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) cot (c) got
- 37.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) h
- 38.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 39.Change the “t” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) tug
- 40.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
Answer key
- b
- d
- hot
- o
- fox
- l
- u
- cup
- f
- fog
- bus
- rub
- cot
- hot
- o
- jog
- bus
- fog
- bud
- o
- bug
- bug
- o
- cup
- u
- dot
- top
- log
- rod
- dog
- rot
- fun
- nut
- log
- cup
- cot
- b
- log
- bug
- u
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