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.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 2.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 3.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 4.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) hat (c) bug
- 5.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) net (c) dot
- 6.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 7.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 8.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 9.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) six (c) dot
- 10.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 11.Change the “j” in “jog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) log (c) dog
- 12.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 13.Which word is “box”? (a) dot (b) box (c) bat
- 14.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) n
- 15.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) net
- 16.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) tub (c) sun
- 17.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 18.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) six (c) can
- 19.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cot (c) cop
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 21.Change the “b” in “bug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hog (c) hug
- 22.Change the “d” in “dot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) got (c) dot
- 23.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) j
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) dug (c) dig
- 25.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) got (c) hot
- 26.Change the “c” in “cot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) pet (c) cot
- 27.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cup
- 28.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bed (c) bus
- 29.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) sun (c) rat
- 30.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 31.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) c
- 32.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) dug (c) rug
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) lot (c) hot
- 34.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) bat (c) dot
- 35.🚌 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bus (c) tub
- 36.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 37.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) run (c) fun
- 38.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 39.Which word is “bus”? (a) run (b) bed (c) bus
- 40.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
Answer key
- o
- cub
- bug
- hug
- nut
- o
- dog
- u
- fox
- o
- log
- bug
- box
- r
- nut
- tub
- o
- sun
- cop
- u
- hug
- cot
- n
- dug
- got
- pot
- cup
- bud
- run
- u
- s
- rug
- pot
- dot
- bus
- u
- sun
- dog
- bus
- log
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