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 “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) run (c) sun
- 2.📦 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) bag (c) box
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bug
- 4.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 5.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hog (c) log
- 6.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) d
- 7.Change the “g” in “hog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hog (c) hot
- 8.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) box (c) bug
- 9.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) pot (c) pet
- 10.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rot (c) dot
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) rid (c) rod
- 12.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 13.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fin (c) sun
- 15.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) b
- 16.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 17.Which word is “run”? (a) pen (b) van (c) run
- 18.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 19.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mud (c) mug
- 20.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) rug
- 21.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) dot (c) net
- 22.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cup
- 23.🤗 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) bag (c) hug
- 24.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) pat (c) hot
- 26.Change the “t” in “tug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) tug (c) mug
- 27.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 28.Which word is “nut”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) cat
- 29.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 30.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) bat (b) pot (c) box
- 31.Change the “h” in “hug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) jog (c) jug
- 32.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) jug
- 33.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) six (c) hen
- 34.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 35.Change the “t” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) lot
- 36.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) tap (c) top
- 37.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) jog (c) fig
- 38.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) gem
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) rub (c) run
- 40.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) rat
Answer key
- run
- box
- bud
- o
- hog
- d
- hot
- box
- pot
- dot
- rod
- u
- dog
- fun
- b
- o
- run
- dog
- mud
- rub
- dot
- cut
- hug
- log
- pot
- mug
- u
- nut
- o
- box
- jug
- jog
- sun
- bug
- log
- top
- fog
- gum
- run
- dot
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