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