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.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 2.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) r
- 3.Change the “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) hog
- 4.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) sun (c) tub
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fog
- 6.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bug (c) bad
- 8.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) pot (c) dot
- 10.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 11.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 12.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) t
- 13.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) sun (c) fun
- 14.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) dug (c) jug
- 15.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 16.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 17.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) bun (c) fun
- 18.Change the “s” in “bus” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) bus
- 19.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) g
- 20.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hop (c) mop
- 21.Which word is “bus”? (a) box (b) tub (c) bus
- 22.Which word is “hug”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) hug
- 23.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hug
- 24.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) tug (c) mug
- 25.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 26.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 27.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 28.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) rat
- 29.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) rot (c) got
- 31.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) d
- 32.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) hut (c) nut
- 33.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) r
- 34.Change the “c” in “cut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hug (c) hut
- 35.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 36.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) dog
- 37.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 38.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 39.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) rug
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) dig (c) dog
Answer key
- dog
- t
- hot
- tub
- fox
- u
- bud
- u
- dot
- u
- u
- b
- fun
- dug
- fox
- bug
- sun
- bun
- s
- mop
- bus
- hug
- hum
- mug
- o
- fox
- u
- dot
- o
- rot
- d
- hut
- r
- hut
- o
- fox
- log
- cub
- run
- dog
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