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