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