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