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