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 “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) jug (c) tug
- 2.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) dog
- 3.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) top
- 4.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) nut (c) dot
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) pot (c) mop
- 6.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) run (c) sun
- 7.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) nut (c) not
- 8.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 9.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) got (c) not
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fig (c) hog
- 11.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 12.Which word is “cup”? (a) cat (b) cup (c) tap
- 13.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bug (c) bin
- 14.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) t
- 15.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) mud (c) bud
- 16.Change the “s” in “sum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) ham
- 17.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 18.Change the “n” in “not” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) lot (c) not
- 19.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) hat (c) cup
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 21.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) hug (c) mug
- 22.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 23.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bug (c) van
- 24.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 25.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) fun (c) sun
- 26.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) mop (c) map
- 27.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) ten
- 28.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 29.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) b
- 30.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
- 31.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) box
- 32.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) can (c) van
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) pat (c) lot
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hip (c) hop
- 35.Which word is “bus”? (a) run (b) hug (c) bus
- 36.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) b
- 37.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 38.🥜 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) nut
- 39.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) n
- 40.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
Answer key
- tug
- fox
- top
- dot
- box
- sun
- nut
- log
- got
- fog
- dog
- cup
- bun
- b
- bud
- hum
- rub
- lot
- hug
- bus
- mug
- u
- run
- o
- sun
- mop
- tub
- o
- b
- hog
- box
- sun
- pot
- hop
- bus
- d
- o
- nut
- f
- bug
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