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