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