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.Change the “m” in “mug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rag (b) mug (c) rug
- 2.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 3.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) v
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) six (c) dog
- 5.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) hat (c) hug
- 6.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 7.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 8.Change the “b” in “bug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) mug (c) jug
- 9.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) fig (c) fog
- 10.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) tug (c) mug
- 11.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 12.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 13.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) bus
- 14.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) hug
- 15.Change the “c” in “cop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) hip
- 16.🤗 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) hen (c) hug
- 17.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 18.Change the “f” in “fog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) log (c) fog
- 19.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) tug (c) mud
- 20.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 21.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) hum (c) sum
- 22.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 23.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cop (c) mop
- 24.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) bus (c) bud
- 25.⚫ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) net (c) dot
- 26.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 27.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) c
- 28.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) rub
- 29.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 30.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) d
- 31.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) l
- 32.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) t
- 33.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bat (c) bed
- 34.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) nut
- 35.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) hug (c) tug
- 36.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) log (c) lot
- 37.Which word is “tub”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) tub
- 38.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) rug
- 40.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) cup (c) pin
Answer key
- rug
- o
- r
- fox
- hug
- u
- u
- mug
- fog
- mug
- u
- u
- box
- hog
- hop
- hug
- bug
- jog
- mug
- log
- sum
- u
- cop
- bud
- dot
- dog
- c
- run
- o
- d
- l
- f
- bus
- dot
- jug
- log
- tub
- u
- run
- run
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