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