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