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