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