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