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