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.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) sun (c) bat
- 2.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 3.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 4.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 5.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) cop (c) hop
- 7.📦 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) log (c) box
- 8.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) hop (c) cop
- 9.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) fig (c) fog
- 10.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) p
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) hut
- 12.🏃 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) run (c) bin
- 13.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) ram (c) fox
- 14.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) run
- 15.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) gum (c) sum
- 16.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) fog (c) dog
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 18.Change the “l” in “lot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) cot (c) not
- 19.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) m
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 21.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) hut
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) box
- 23.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) run (c) bus
- 24.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) f
- 25.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) tag
- 26.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 27.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 28.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bed
- 29.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hum (c) gum
- 30.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bug (c) map
- 31.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) map (c) mop
- 32.Change the “d” in “dug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bud (c) dug
- 33.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) tap (c) web
- 34.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) fog
- 35.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) pet
- 36.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) p (c) h
- 37.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) rat (c) hat
- 38.Change the “h” in “hog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) fog (c) jog
- 39.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 40.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
Answer key
- nut
- log
- bug
- dog
- dog
- hop
- box
- cop
- fog
- s
- hut
- run
- box
- sun
- sum
- fog
- o
- not
- t
- u
- hum
- box
- run
- b
- tug
- o
- u
- bud
- gum
- cup
- mop
- bug
- tub
- hog
- pot
- h
- dot
- jog
- o
- fox
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