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