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