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 “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) tug (c) hug
- 2.Change the “p” in “pot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) not (c) hot
- 3.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 4.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) l
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) dog (c) box
- 6.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) tub (c) ten
- 7.☕ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cap (c) cup
- 8.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) sun (c) run
- 9.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 10.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) w (c) f
- 11.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 12.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) m
- 13.Which word is “hug”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) hug
- 14.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) bat (c) bus
- 15.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) n
- 16.Which word is “sun”? (a) cup (b) bug (c) sun
- 17.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) pit
- 18.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 19.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bug (c) mud
- 20.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) l
- 21.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) six
- 22.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 23.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) hop (c) top
- 24.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) tug (c) rug
- 25.Change the “c” in “cot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) pot (c) cot
- 26.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) m
- 27.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 28.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) h
- 29.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) fun (c) fin
- 30.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 31.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 32.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) jog (c) jig
- 33.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cop
- 34.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) hot (c) lot
- 35.Which word is “dot”? (a) bat (b) dog (c) dot
- 36.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) rot (c) pot
- 37.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) b
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mud (c) bud
- 39.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 40.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) top
Answer key
- tug
- not
- u
- l
- box
- tub
- cup
- run
- log
- f
- tub
- d
- hug
- bus
- b
- sun
- pot
- o
- bud
- t
- fox
- o
- top
- tug
- pot
- c
- u
- h
- fun
- fox
- dog
- jog
- cup
- pot
- dot
- dot
- b
- mud
- bug
- hop
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