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