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) e (b) o (c) i
- 2.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 3.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) run (c) sun
- 5.Change the “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) top (c) mop
- 6.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 7.Which word is “dot”? (a) bat (b) dot (c) box
- 8.Change the “g” in “hog” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) hog (c) hop
- 9.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 10.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) not
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 12.Which word is “tub”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) web
- 13.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bin (c) hen
- 14.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) f
- 15.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) bus (c) hug
- 16.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) h
- 17.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 18.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) f
- 19.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 20.⚫ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) dot (c) net
- 21.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 22.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) pig (c) tub
- 23.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) six (c) nut
- 24.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) nut
- 25.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 26.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) log (c) box
- 27.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) rat (c) net
- 28.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) six
- 29.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) ten (c) tub
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) jog (c) log
- 31.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) cub (c) cut
- 32.Which word is “nut”? (a) hug (b) dot (c) nut
- 33.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) bug (c) tub
- 34.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) bin (c) box
- 35.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) z
- 36.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 37.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 38.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) fun
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) rub (c) run
- 40.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) pot (c) dot
Answer key
- o
- dog
- o
- run
- mop
- u
- dot
- hop
- dog
- cot
- u
- tub
- sun
- t
- run
- h
- u
- f
- fox
- dot
- bug
- hug
- sun
- bus
- tub
- box
- nut
- fox
- tub
- log
- cut
- nut
- tug
- box
- r
- log
- bug
- sun
- rub
- dot
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