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