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 “h” in “hug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jig (b) jug (c) hug
- 2.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) log (c) fog
- 3.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) r
- 4.Change the “d” in “dug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) dug (c) mug
- 5.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) l
- 6.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 7.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 8.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) mud
- 9.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 10.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 11.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) v
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) log (b) lit (c) lot
- 13.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) cup (c) tap
- 14.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) fox (c) bed
- 15.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 16.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hut (c) cup
- 17.Change the “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) hug (c) tug
- 18.📦 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) box
- 19.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 20.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 21.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) nut (c) pin
- 22.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) hum (c) jug
- 23.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bin
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 25.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) cat (c) dot
- 26.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 27.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cub (c) cup
- 28.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 29.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) pin
- 30.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bun
- 31.🚌 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) hug (c) bus
- 32.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) not (c) got
- 33.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) s
- 34.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cap (c) cup
- 35.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) dog
- 36.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) fox
- 37.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) can
- 38.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) run
- 39.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) dot
- 40.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) d
Answer key
- jug
- fog
- r
- jug
- l
- log
- u
- mug
- bug
- u
- d
- lot
- cup
- box
- u
- cut
- hug
- box
- dog
- o
- sun
- hug
- bun
- o
- dot
- o
- cup
- o
- run
- bus
- bus
- got
- h
- cup
- dog
- fox
- cup
- run
- dot
- b
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