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