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