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) bus (c) mud
- 2.Which word is “hug”? (a) leg (b) nut (c) hug
- 3.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) log (c) fox
- 5.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) hat (c) hug
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) cut (c) hut
- 7.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 8.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) v (c) b
- 9.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) j (c) l
- 10.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) rot (c) pot
- 11.Change the “l” in “lot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) lot (c) cot
- 12.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 13.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) c
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 15.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 16.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) box
- 17.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) cop (c) mop
- 18.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) rub (c) cub
- 19.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 20.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bat (c) log
- 21.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cot (c) hot
- 22.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 23.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) bug (c) nut
- 24.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) not
- 25.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) log (c) dot
- 26.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) pan
- 27.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tap (c) tub
- 28.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) d
- 29.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) not (c) rot
- 30.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) rug (c) dug
- 31.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) log
- 32.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) box (c) bus
- 33.Change the “p” in “pot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pot (c) rot
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) sun
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) l
- 36.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 37.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 38.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) p (c) d
- 39.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fog (c) fox
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) hug (c) mud
Answer key
- bud
- hug
- o
- fox
- hug
- hut
- u
- h
- f
- pot
- cot
- dog
- r
- u
- bug
- fox
- mop
- cub
- o
- box
- cot
- log
- sun
- nod
- dot
- run
- tub
- s
- rot
- dug
- lot
- bus
- rot
- bus
- n
- o
- u
- d
- fog
- mug
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