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