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 “c” in “cut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) not (c) cut
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 3.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 4.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) log (c) box
- 5.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 6.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) fog
- 7.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) l
- 8.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) web (c) tub
- 9.☕ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) can (c) cup
- 10.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 11.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) can (c) bus
- 12.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bud
- 13.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 14.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 15.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) mug (c) jug
- 16.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) s
- 17.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 18.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 19.Which word is “bus”? (a) nut (b) bus (c) bed
- 20.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 21.Which word is “hug”? (a) hen (b) hug (c) pig
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) log (c) box
- 23.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) box
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) dug (c) tug
- 25.Which word is “nut”? (a) net (b) bat (c) nut
- 26.Which word is “run”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) run
- 27.Change the “l” in “log” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) log (c) hog
- 28.🤗 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) run (c) hug
- 29.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) nut (c) not
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) jog (c) fox
- 31.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) b
- 32.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) not (c) rot
- 33.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) hog (c) fog
- 34.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) fix (c) box
- 35.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) d (c) b
- 36.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) hot (c) pat
- 37.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) tag (c) tug
- 38.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) jig (c) dog
- 39.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) rod (c) rot
- 40.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) l
Answer key
- nut
- u
- o
- box
- u
- fog
- d
- tub
- cup
- u
- cup
- bus
- u
- dog
- jug
- n
- o
- bug
- bus
- log
- hug
- box
- fox
- dug
- nut
- run
- hog
- hug
- nut
- fog
- b
- cot
- hog
- box
- b
- pot
- tug
- jog
- rod
- l
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