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.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) g
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 3.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) tug (c) tub
- 4.Which word is “hug”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) leg
- 5.Change the “m” in “mug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mug (c) rub
- 6.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) tub
- 7.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 8.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bud (c) mud
- 9.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) cup (c) tub
- 10.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) cot
- 11.🥜 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) nut
- 12.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bug
- 13.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) g
- 14.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) hog (c) hop
- 17.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) jig (c) jog
- 18.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 19.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 20.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 21.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 22.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 23.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) lip
- 24.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hut (c) hug
- 25.☕ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) lip (c) cup
- 26.Change the “c” in “cot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) cot (c) pot
- 27.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) mud (c) bud
- 28.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) dot (c) cat
- 30.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 31.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) dog (c) log
- 32.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) f
- 33.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) rat (c) run
- 34.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dig (c) dog
- 35.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) nod (c) not
- 36.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) hum (c) hug
- 37.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) hot (c) pot
- 38.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) c
- 39.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) top
- 40.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cub
Answer key
- d
- o
- tub
- hug
- rug
- cub
- dog
- bud
- tub
- pot
- nut
- bun
- b
- gum
- u
- hop
- jog
- rub
- o
- u
- o
- log
- cup
- hug
- cup
- dot
- bud
- sum
- nut
- log
- dog
- f
- run
- dog
- not
- hug
- pot
- c
- cop
- cub
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