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