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.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) hot (c) pot
- 2.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hip
- 4.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) f
- 5.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hop (c) mop
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) cub
- 7.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) rod
- 8.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tap (c) hop
- 9.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) nut
- 10.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) sun (c) fun
- 11.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 12.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 13.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) tap
- 14.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) r
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) sum (c) gum
- 16.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 17.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) hut (c) cut
- 18.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) rod
- 19.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) pan (c) van
- 20.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) six (c) box
- 21.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) rug (c) run
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cot (c) cut
- 24.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rod (c) dot
- 25.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) run (c) bug
- 26.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sum (c) gum
- 27.Which word is “bus”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) log (c) hog
- 29.Change the “r” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) dot (c) rot
- 30.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 31.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 32.🤗 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) hug (c) leg
- 33.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hem (c) hum
- 34.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 35.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 36.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) tub (c) cup
- 37.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 38.Which word is “cup”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) cup
- 39.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 40.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) h
Answer key
- hot
- o
- hop
- b
- mop
- rub
- rod
- top
- cut
- sun
- log
- u
- tub
- b
- sum
- fox
- hut
- rot
- sun
- box
- log
- run
- cut
- rot
- run
- gum
- bus
- hog
- dot
- rug
- u
- hug
- hum
- nod
- o
- cub
- o
- cup
- u
- h
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