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: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cub (c) rub
- 2.Which word is “dot”? (a) rat (b) dot (c) bat
- 3.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 4.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) g
- 5.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) cut (c) hut
- 6.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) c
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) rug (c) mug
- 8.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) cup (c) hug
- 9.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) b
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 11.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) cot
- 12.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 13.Change the “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) hug (c) hog
- 14.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) t
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hot (c) top
- 16.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) tub
- 17.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 18.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) dot
- 19.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 20.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) dug (c) rug
- 21.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) can (c) cap
- 22.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) f
- 23.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 24.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) v (c) b
- 25.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) b
- 26.Which word is “run”? (a) bug (b) run (c) pin
- 27.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) hat
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) cup
- 29.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 30.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) run (c) bus
- 31.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 32.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 33.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 34.Change the “g” in “got” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) got (c) pot
- 35.Change the “l” in “lot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) lot (c) hot
- 36.Change the “r” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) cot (c) dot
- 37.Change the “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hot (c) rot
- 38.Change the “t” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) tug (c) jug
- 39.Which word is “hug”? (a) log (b) hug (c) bag
- 40.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) hen (c) tub
Answer key
- cub
- dot
- log
- b
- hut
- c
- mug
- bus
- b
- u
- pot
- o
- hug
- t
- hop
- tub
- o
- fox
- u
- rug
- cup
- b
- o
- d
- r
- run
- dot
- cup
- u
- bus
- bug
- rug
- dog
- hot
- cot
- dot
- hot
- bug
- hug
- hug
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