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.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 2.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 3.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rot (c) hot
- 4.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) g
- 5.Change the “p” in “pot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) pot (c) rot
- 6.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) lot (c) dot
- 7.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 8.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 9.Which word is “box”? (a) dot (b) log (c) box
- 10.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 11.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) sun
- 12.🏃 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) run (c) hen
- 13.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) j
- 14.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) b
- 15.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) t
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hog (c) fog
- 17.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) mop (c) top
- 18.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 19.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) dug (c) jug
- 20.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) can
- 21.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cut (c) cub
- 22.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) j (c) m
- 23.Which word is “run”? (a) van (b) sun (c) run
- 24.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 25.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) tub (c) bug
- 26.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) got (c) cot
- 27.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) pot (c) rot
- 28.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) not
- 29.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) bug
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) rug (c) tug
- 31.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) sun (c) fun
- 32.Change the “d” in “dot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) net (c) dot
- 33.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) mug (c) hug
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) p
- 36.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) dug (c) bug
- 38.☕ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) zip
- 39.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) sun (c) bag
- 40.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) mop (c) cop
Answer key
- o
- u
- rot
- d
- rot
- dot
- u
- fox
- box
- dog
- run
- run
- s
- b
- t
- hog
- mop
- o
- jug
- cup
- cub
- d
- run
- bug
- tub
- cot
- not
- nod
- sun
- tug
- fun
- not
- o
- hug
- n
- u
- bug
- cup
- bus
- top
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