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 “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bug
- 2.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 3.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) v
- 4.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) bug
- 5.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 6.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) hot (c) pot
- 8.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) log
- 9.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 10.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) run (c) pin
- 11.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 12.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 13.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) men (b) fox (c) box
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) box (c) fix
- 16.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) l
- 17.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 18.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 19.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) b
- 20.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) z
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) tip (c) top
- 22.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cup (c) mop
- 24.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) fog (c) jog
- 25.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) z
- 26.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bat (c) tub
- 27.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) p (c) s
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) lot (c) hop
- 29.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) b
- 30.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hut (c) nut
- 31.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bug (c) rat
- 32.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) box (c) bag
- 33.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) j
- 34.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) tug (c) jig
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fox (c) fig
- 36.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 37.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) rot
- 38.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) six
- 39.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) six (c) fox
- 40.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
Answer key
- bud
- u
- f
- rug
- o
- o
- got
- hug
- dog
- run
- bug
- log
- box
- u
- fox
- d
- o
- log
- b
- h
- top
- o
- cop
- jog
- b
- bus
- s
- hot
- r
- nut
- nut
- box
- d
- jug
- fog
- o
- cot
- fox
- fox
- sum
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