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.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) h
- 2.Change the “t” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) hog (c) log
- 3.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) run (c) fun
- 4.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 5.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) s
- 6.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) d
- 7.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) fog
- 8.⚫ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) log (c) dot
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) mud (c) bud
- 10.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) j
- 11.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) bud (c) mud
- 12.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) nut
- 13.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) w (c) l
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hum (c) gum
- 15.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) n
- 16.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) dog
- 17.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) n
- 18.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) hot (c) pot
- 19.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 20.Change the “f” in “fog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) hot
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) fog (c) fig
- 22.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 24.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) cup (c) zip
- 25.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 26.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) r
- 27.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) v
- 28.Which word is “run”? (a) can (b) run (c) pan
- 29.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 30.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) not (c) nod
- 31.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) nod (c) rod
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 33.🤗 Which word is this? (a) log (b) hug (c) leg
- 34.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 35.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) hut
- 36.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) tug (c) hug
- 37.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) cot (c) log
- 38.🥜 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bug (c) nut
- 39.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 40.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) l
Answer key
- l
- log
- run
- bug
- s
- d
- fog
- dot
- bud
- b
- bud
- hug
- r
- hum
- d
- fox
- n
- pot
- o
- hog
- fog
- u
- o
- cup
- dog
- b
- t
- run
- u
- not
- nod
- hut
- hug
- dog
- nut
- tug
- lot
- nut
- sum
- b
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