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.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 3.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) cop (c) cut
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) cat (b) nut (c) hug
- 5.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) pat
- 6.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) gem
- 7.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) six (c) box
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) cat (b) lip (c) cup
- 9.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) l
- 10.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) log (c) dog
- 11.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 12.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) big (c) mug
- 13.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) w
- 14.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) dog
- 15.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mud (c) mug
- 16.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) r (c) f
- 17.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dig (c) hog
- 18.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 19.Change the “g” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hot (c) hut
- 20.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) b
- 21.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 22.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 23.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hug (c) hat
- 24.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) log (c) fox
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) log (c) lot
- 26.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) fox (c) box
- 27.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) hug (c) dog
- 28.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 29.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tap (c) run
- 30.Change the “c” in “cot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) cot (c) hit
- 31.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) sun (c) pen
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) fog (c) fig
- 33.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) sun
- 34.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cub
- 35.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bug (c) bun
- 36.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) bug (c) jug
- 37.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) j
- 38.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cot
- 39.Change the “d” in “dot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) hot (c) lot
- 40.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
Answer key
- u
- o
- cot
- nut
- pot
- gum
- box
- cup
- c
- log
- log
- bug
- n
- fox
- mud
- r
- dog
- s
- hut
- b
- u
- u
- hut
- fox
- lot
- box
- hug
- u
- cup
- hot
- sun
- fog
- sun
- cub
- bud
- jug
- t
- cut
- hot
- dog
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