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