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.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 2.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 4.Change the “c” in “cub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) cub (c) rub
- 5.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) not (c) dot
- 6.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 7.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) rat (c) rot
- 8.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) tug (c) hug
- 9.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cot (c) cap
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 11.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) run (c) can
- 12.Change the “g” in “rug” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) run (c) rug
- 13.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) pen (c) sun
- 14.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) hut (c) nut
- 15.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 16.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 17.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dot (c) hog
- 18.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 19.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 20.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) box (c) log
- 21.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 22.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) hut (c) not
- 23.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 24.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) fox
- 25.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) bed (c) box
- 26.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) box
- 27.🚌 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bus (c) bat
- 28.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hut (c) hum
- 29.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 30.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cap
- 31.Change the “g” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hum (c) hug
- 32.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) cop (c) top
- 33.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) n
- 34.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) b
- 35.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) n
- 36.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 37.Which word is “tub”? (a) nut (b) bug (c) tub
- 38.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) jet
- 39.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) leg (b) log (c) fog
- 40.Which word is “dot”? (a) bat (b) dot (c) box
Answer key
- u
- dog
- u
- rub
- not
- log
- rot
- hug
- cop
- u
- run
- run
- sun
- nut
- o
- o
- dog
- log
- fox
- fox
- u
- nut
- o
- fox
- box
- dot
- bus
- hum
- bug
- cup
- hum
- mop
- b
- t
- s
- u
- tub
- box
- log
- dot
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