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