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