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