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