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