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