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