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