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 “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) dog
- 2.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 3.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) dot (c) fox
- 4.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) six
- 5.📦 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bus (c) box
- 6.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) fog (c) dog
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bus
- 8.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) c
- 9.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 10.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) run (c) hen
- 11.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bug (c) dot
- 12.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 13.Which word is “sun”? (a) pen (b) sun (c) ten
- 14.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 15.Change the “b” in “bun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) bun (c) run
- 16.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) h
- 17.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bug (c) mug
- 18.Change the “d” in “dot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) hot
- 19.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bud (c) mud
- 20.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 21.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) f
- 22.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) z
- 23.Change the “j” in “jug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bug (c) jug
- 24.⚫ Which word is this? (a) hat (b) net (c) dot
- 25.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 26.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 27.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fog (c) fox
- 28.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 29.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) r
- 30.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 31.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) cop (c) cot
- 32.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) bud (c) mud
- 33.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) sun
- 34.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bug (c) bus
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) w
- 36.Change the “c” in “cot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hat (c) hot
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hat (c) hut
- 38.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 39.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) dug
- 40.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) dog (c) hog
Answer key
- dog
- log
- fox
- fox
- box
- fog
- bud
- d
- u
- run
- nut
- dog
- sun
- o
- run
- h
- mug
- not
- mud
- u
- f
- b
- bug
- dot
- o
- log
- fog
- u
- r
- dog
- cop
- mud
- hug
- bus
- b
- hot
- hut
- u
- dog
- hog
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