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