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