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.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 2.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pan (c) run
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) cop (c) hop
- 4.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bus (c) run
- 5.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) hip (c) hop
- 6.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 7.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) l
- 8.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) c
- 9.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 10.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 11.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) jig (c) jog
- 12.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) dot (c) not
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fig (c) fog
- 15.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rug (c) rub
- 16.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) hug (c) bin
- 17.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 18.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 19.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) lot (c) lit
- 20.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 21.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) h
- 22.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hug (c) dug
- 23.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) s
- 24.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 25.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 26.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 27.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 28.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hat (c) nut
- 29.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) f
- 30.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hug (c) tug
- 31.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) top
- 32.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 33.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bad
- 34.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) v (c) r
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) lot (c) log
- 36.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) w
- 37.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) not
- 38.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fog (c) fox
- 39.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) s
- 40.📦 Which word is this? (a) log (b) bed (c) box
Answer key
- u
- run
- hop
- tub
- hop
- bug
- b
- c
- o
- sun
- jog
- dot
- o
- fog
- rub
- sun
- u
- log
- lot
- fox
- l
- hug
- s
- fox
- dog
- log
- o
- nut
- d
- hug
- mop
- o
- bud
- r
- log
- b
- cot
- fox
- t
- box
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