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: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) fog
- 2.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) six (c) fox
- 3.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) cot (c) cop
- 4.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tub (c) pan
- 5.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hut (c) hat
- 7.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) box (c) fox
- 8.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) cub (c) tub
- 9.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 10.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 11.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) bug (c) cup
- 12.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cup (c) cap
- 13.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 14.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 16.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) top (c) hip
- 17.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) can
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bus
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bin (c) box
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 21.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) f
- 22.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bud (c) mad
- 23.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) cot (c) rot
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) hog (c) hug
- 25.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 26.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) tub
- 27.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) d
- 28.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) log (c) cot
- 29.Change the “t” in “tug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) bug (c) tug
- 30.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) hug (c) hut
- 31.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) dot (c) get
- 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 33.Change the “c” in “cot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) lot (c) dot
- 34.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) fox (c) bed
- 35.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) hat
- 36.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) run (c) bun
- 37.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) t
- 38.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) s
- 39.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 40.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) t
Answer key
- fox
- fox
- cot
- sun
- bug
- hut
- fox
- tub
- u
- log
- cup
- cup
- u
- run
- dog
- hop
- run
- bus
- box
- u
- f
- mud
- hot
- hog
- log
- tub
- d
- lot
- rug
- hug
- got
- o
- dot
- box
- hug
- bun
- b
- n
- u
- t
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