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