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.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) d
- 2.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dog (c) dig
- 3.Change the “n” in “not” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) not (c) pot
- 4.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) sun
- 5.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) v
- 6.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hat (c) hug
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) red (c) van
- 8.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 9.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) lot (c) dog
- 10.Change the “g” in “dog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) pot (c) dot
- 11.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) gum (c) gem
- 12.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) box (c) bin
- 13.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) ran (c) run
- 14.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) not
- 15.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) mop (c) hop
- 16.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) log
- 17.⚫ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) dot (c) fox
- 18.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) tap
- 19.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bus (c) bug
- 20.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) mop (c) top
- 21.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) six
- 22.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 23.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) tub (c) sun
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pet (c) pot
- 26.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) d
- 27.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) r
- 28.Change the “d” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pot (c) dot
- 29.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) run (c) log
- 30.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 31.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sun (c) sum
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) mop (c) hop
- 33.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) dog
- 34.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 35.Change the “t” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hot (c) hip
- 36.Change the “r” in “rug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hug (c) rug
- 37.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 39.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) s
- 40.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
Answer key
- c
- dog
- got
- nut
- h
- hug
- run
- dog
- log
- dot
- gum
- box
- run
- nod
- hop
- fox
- dot
- tub
- bus
- mop
- sun
- bug
- sun
- o
- pot
- b
- n
- got
- hug
- o
- sum
- hop
- fox
- bug
- hop
- hug
- u
- o
- s
- bus
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