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 “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cat (c) pot
- 2.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 3.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) net (c) nut
- 4.Change the “b” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) dug (c) dog
- 5.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) rub (c) cub
- 6.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) box
- 7.Change the “d” in “dug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) mug (c) dug
- 8.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) bus (c) cup
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) hot (c) hit
- 10.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tub (c) cup
- 11.Change the “b” in “bug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) hug
- 12.Which word is “hug”? (a) tub (b) hug (c) pig
- 13.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fun (c) sun
- 14.Which word is “sun”? (a) van (b) sun (c) nut
- 15.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) l
- 16.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 17.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 18.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 19.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) pin (c) ten
- 20.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) rat
- 21.Change the “d” in “dot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hut (c) dot
- 22.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) sum (c) hum
- 23.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bed (c) bun
- 24.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) d (c) b
- 25.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 26.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) hat
- 27.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) tap (c) cup
- 29.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 30.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) fin (c) fun
- 31.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 32.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) dot (c) fox
- 33.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bus (c) six
- 34.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cut (c) cub
- 35.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) top (c) cop
- 36.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) dog (c) dot
- 37.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 38.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) run (c) van
- 39.Change the “r” in “rug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) dug (c) dog
- 40.Change the “n” in “not” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) not (c) pet
Answer key
- cot
- dog
- nut
- dug
- cub
- fox
- tug
- cup
- hot
- bus
- hug
- hug
- fun
- sun
- l
- o
- dog
- u
- sun
- dot
- hot
- sum
- bud
- d
- o
- hug
- u
- cup
- o
- fun
- fog
- fox
- box
- cut
- top
- dot
- log
- run
- dug
- pot
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