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 “box”? (a) box (b) bug (c) dog
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 3.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) run (c) bin
- 4.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) c
- 5.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 6.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) m
- 7.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) hum (c) hug
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) bug (c) dug
- 9.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pot (c) cot
- 10.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) dug
- 11.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sum (c) hum
- 12.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) pit
- 13.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) van (c) bin
- 14.Change the “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) map
- 15.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) w
- 16.Change the “m” in “mop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cot (c) mop
- 17.☀️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) ten (c) sun
- 18.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) f
- 19.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) cop (c) top
- 20.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) cup
- 21.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 22.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) hop (c) hot
- 23.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hum (c) gum
- 24.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) fog (c) leg
- 25.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) rat
- 26.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) log
- 27.Change the “g” in “got” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) got (c) rot
- 28.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) r (c) f
- 29.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) z (c) b
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 31.Change the “g” in “hog” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hot
- 32.🚌 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bin (c) bus
- 33.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) dog (c) box
- 34.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 35.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) web (c) tub
- 36.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) rat (c) dog
- 37.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 38.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 39.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 40.Which word is “hug”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) run
Answer key
- box
- o
- bun
- c
- u
- b
- hug
- dug
- pot
- dog
- sum
- pot
- run
- mop
- t
- cop
- sun
- r
- top
- bus
- log
- hop
- hum
- log
- nut
- fox
- rot
- f
- b
- u
- hop
- bus
- box
- dog
- tub
- dot
- dog
- u
- bug
- hug
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