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