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