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) dot (b) hat (c) hot
- 2.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 3.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) run (c) bin
- 4.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 5.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) h (c) f
- 6.Which word is “dot”? (a) log (b) dot (c) nut
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pot (c) dot
- 8.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) j
- 9.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) w
- 10.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dog (b) net (c) dot
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rot (c) rod
- 12.Which word is “sun”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) sun
- 13.📦 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) bin
- 14.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) jug (c) hug
- 15.Change the “r” in “rug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mug (c) tug
- 16.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) lot (c) got
- 17.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) nut (c) hug
- 18.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) f
- 19.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) rug
- 20.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) box
- 21.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bed (c) box
- 23.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tag (c) tub
- 24.Change the “b” in “bug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) dug (c) rug
- 25.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bed (c) bus
- 26.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) bug (c) tub
- 27.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) g
- 28.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 29.Which word is “cup”? (a) run (b) cup (c) bug
- 30.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 31.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) hop (c) top
- 33.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) ham (c) sum
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) ran (c) rub
- 35.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) m
- 36.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) pot (c) cop
- 37.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 38.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 39.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) rug
- 40.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
Answer key
- hot
- bug
- run
- fox
- h
- dot
- pot
- b
- l
- dot
- rod
- sun
- box
- jug
- tug
- dot
- nut
- f
- rub
- fox
- u
- box
- tug
- rug
- bus
- tub
- b
- log
- cup
- o
- dog
- hop
- hum
- run
- b
- cot
- fox
- log
- rug
- u
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