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