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