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