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.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cot (c) hot
- 2.Which word is “sun”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) sun
- 3.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) c (c) d
- 4.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 5.Change the “t” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hot (c) hug
- 6.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 7.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 8.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cot (c) cut
- 9.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 11.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) s
- 12.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) nut
- 13.Which word is “dot”? (a) hat (b) bat (c) dot
- 14.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 15.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 16.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) box
- 17.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cup
- 18.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) j
- 19.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 20.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) cat
- 21.☕ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cup (c) bus
- 22.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) tub
- 23.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) rot (c) rod
- 24.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) h
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) cop (c) hop
- 26.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) jug (c) bug
- 27.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) fox
- 28.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) log (c) jig
- 29.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) c
- 30.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) bus
- 31.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) rid
- 33.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hum (c) sun
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) dot (c) lot
- 35.🤗 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) hug (c) sun
- 36.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 37.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 38.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 39.Change the “h” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) top (c) tip
- 40.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) bus
Answer key
- cot
- sun
- c
- o
- hog
- bug
- log
- cut
- o
- u
- f
- tub
- dot
- cub
- bug
- bus
- cut
- t
- log
- dot
- cup
- cub
- rot
- d
- hop
- tug
- fox
- jog
- h
- bus
- dog
- rod
- sum
- lot
- hug
- u
- dog
- log
- top
- bug
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