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