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