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