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) u (b) o (c) a
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) sun (c) fun
- 3.Change the “t” in “cot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) mop
- 4.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) pen (c) run
- 5.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 6.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) f
- 7.🛁 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bug (c) tub
- 8.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) got (c) not
- 9.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) six (c) fox
- 10.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) box (c) bat
- 11.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) d
- 12.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) bug (c) tug
- 13.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) h
- 14.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 15.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) sun
- 16.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) b
- 17.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cup (c) tub
- 18.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) j
- 19.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) dot (c) dog
- 20.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) cat (c) cup
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) big (b) tug (c) bug
- 22.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 23.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 25.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 26.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) sun (c) fun
- 27.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) fox
- 28.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) sun (c) nut
- 29.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 30.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) rub (c) tub
- 31.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) rot
- 32.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 33.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 34.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bad
- 35.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 36.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 37.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 38.Change the “d” in “bud” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bud
- 39.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) can (c) cup
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) hog (c) jog
Answer key
- o
- fun
- cop
- sun
- dog
- r
- tub
- got
- fox
- box
- d
- tug
- h
- fox
- sum
- b
- cub
- c
- dog
- cup
- bug
- log
- o
- o
- dog
- sun
- fox
- nut
- bug
- rub
- rot
- u
- tub
- bud
- u
- o
- log
- bus
- cup
- hog
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