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.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 2.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bun (c) bud
- 3.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) lot (c) hot
- 4.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) sun (c) cup
- 5.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 6.Change the “p” in “pot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) pot (c) rot
- 7.Change the “g” in “rug” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) bun (c) run
- 8.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hum (c) hug
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) box (c) mix
- 11.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) bud (c) mud
- 12.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) dug (c) dog
- 13.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 14.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) jog (c) jig
- 15.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 16.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) d
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 18.🚌 Which word is this? (a) run (b) tub (c) bus
- 19.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) fun (c) fan
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) hog (c) dog
- 21.Change the “d” in “dot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) cot (c) dot
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 23.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) h
- 24.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rot (c) nod
- 25.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) j (c) g
- 26.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) s
- 27.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 28.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) g
- 29.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) six (c) fox
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) run (c) rub
- 31.Change the “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) hug (c) tug
- 32.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) f
- 33.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bug (c) dog
- 34.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 35.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) bag (c) bus
- 36.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 37.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) cop (c) hog
- 39.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 40.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) rub (c) cub
Answer key
- dog
- bun
- lot
- sun
- u
- rot
- run
- tub
- hum
- box
- mud
- dug
- dog
- jog
- fox
- d
- bus
- bus
- fun
- hog
- cot
- o
- l
- not
- d
- s
- bug
- t
- fox
- run
- hug
- b
- box
- log
- bus
- cub
- u
- hop
- o
- cub
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