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 “l” in “lot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) pot (c) lot
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 3.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pot (c) lot
- 4.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) dog
- 5.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) g (c) r
- 6.☕ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) lip (c) cup
- 7.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 8.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) net (c) dot
- 9.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 10.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 11.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) rug (c) run
- 12.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fog
- 13.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) r
- 14.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) box
- 15.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) f
- 16.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) sun (c) run
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 18.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) bat (c) dot
- 19.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cub (c) tug
- 20.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cub (c) cup
- 21.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 22.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) sun
- 23.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hit (c) hop
- 24.Which word is “run”? (a) can (b) run (c) red
- 25.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) p (c) c
- 26.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) nut (c) sun
- 27.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) bug
- 29.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) can
- 30.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) bug (c) box
- 31.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) cup
- 32.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) cot (c) rod
- 33.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 34.📦 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) bat
- 35.🚌 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bus (c) box
- 36.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 37.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) h
- 38.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) cat
- 40.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
Answer key
- cot
- bug
- dot
- dog
- r
- cup
- o
- nut
- o
- u
- rug
- fox
- l
- fox
- t
- run
- o
- dot
- tub
- cup
- dog
- sun
- hot
- run
- c
- nut
- log
- cup
- sun
- box
- cub
- rot
- dog
- box
- bus
- log
- f
- u
- cut
- bug
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