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 “d” in “dot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) cot (c) cat
- 2.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) hut (c) not
- 3.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) box
- 5.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 6.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) tap
- 7.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 8.Which word is “hug”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) dog
- 9.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 10.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 11.Which word is “cup”? (a) map (b) cup (c) can
- 12.🤗 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) hug (c) bug
- 13.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) v
- 14.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 15.Which word is “run”? (a) bin (b) cup (c) run
- 16.Change the “d” in “bud” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bun
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 18.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) jig (c) jog
- 19.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) tug (c) hug
- 20.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) got (c) lot
- 21.⚫ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) dot (c) cat
- 22.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 23.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) j (c) b
- 24.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) p
- 25.Which word is “nut”? (a) dot (b) hug (c) nut
- 26.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) t
- 27.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) zip (c) bus
- 28.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) hop
- 29.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) f
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) run (b) hug (c) rug
- 31.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 32.Which word is “dot”? (a) net (b) dog (c) dot
- 33.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) box (c) dot
- 34.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) got (c) pot
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) fun (c) bun
- 36.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 37.Change the “h” in “hog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) fog (c) hog
- 38.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) got (c) hot
- 39.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) fig
Answer key
- cot
- nut
- dog
- fox
- o
- tub
- u
- hug
- log
- u
- cup
- hug
- t
- bug
- run
- bus
- o
- jog
- dug
- lot
- dot
- o
- d
- b
- nut
- s
- cup
- hog
- f
- rug
- bus
- dot
- box
- pot
- fun
- u
- jog
- got
- u
- fog
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