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 “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) not (c) hot
- 2.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) f
- 3.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) z (c) l
- 4.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 5.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) fox
- 6.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) got (c) lot
- 7.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) f
- 8.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 9.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) d
- 10.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) rod (c) rot
- 11.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 12.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 13.Change the “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) hut (c) hug
- 14.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 15.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) web (c) tub
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pot (c) pit
- 17.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) n
- 18.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 19.Which word is “dot”? (a) net (b) dot (c) fox
- 20.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) cut (c) nut
- 21.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) p
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) run (c) rub
- 23.Which word is “cup”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) cap
- 24.☀️ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bus (c) sun
- 25.☕ Which word is this? (a) run (b) cup (c) tap
- 26.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 27.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 28.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) six (c) dog
- 29.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) dog
- 30.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) hug (c) nut
- 31.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
- 32.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) bag (c) box
- 33.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) g
- 34.🏃 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) pan (c) run
- 35.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) pot (c) box
- 36.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) b
- 37.Change the “t” in “tug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) tug (c) dog
- 38.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cup
- 39.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) cut (c) cub
- 40.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
Answer key
- hot
- b
- f
- u
- dot
- lot
- r
- dog
- b
- rot
- u
- fox
- hug
- o
- tub
- pot
- d
- dog
- dot
- nut
- n
- run
- cup
- sun
- cup
- log
- o
- fox
- jog
- nut
- fox
- box
- d
- run
- box
- c
- dug
- cub
- cut
- bug
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