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