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 “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) hug
- 2.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) hop (c) mop
- 4.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) tip (c) cop
- 5.📦 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) bag (c) box
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) rug (c) rag
- 7.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) bag (c) box
- 8.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) bun (c) run
- 10.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 11.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) sun (c) hug
- 12.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) j
- 13.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 14.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) six
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 17.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fog
- 18.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 19.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 20.Change the “b” in “bug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) jug (c) bug
- 21.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 22.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) jug (c) dug
- 23.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dog (c) log
- 24.🤗 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) pig (c) hug
- 25.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) fin (c) sun
- 26.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cut (c) cub
- 27.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) jog (c) hot
- 29.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 30.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 31.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) cup (c) hug
- 32.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 33.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) hop (c) top
- 34.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) tub
- 35.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) tub (c) sun
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) big (c) bug
- 37.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) dot
- 38.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) nod (c) not
- 39.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) nod (c) rod
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) fun (c) run
Answer key
- hug
- o
- hop
- top
- box
- rug
- box
- log
- bun
- bug
- sun
- d
- u
- fox
- u
- u
- fox
- nod
- u
- jug
- o
- jug
- dog
- hug
- fun
- cut
- dog
- hog
- fox
- o
- hug
- bug
- cop
- cub
- tub
- bug
- dot
- not
- rod
- fun
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