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