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