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