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