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) hot (b) hog (c) hop
- 2.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) g (c) r
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hut
- 4.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 5.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hat (c) hug
- 6.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) hug (c) jog
- 7.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) m
- 8.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) b
- 9.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) rag (c) dug
- 10.Change the “t” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) jog (c) hog
- 11.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 12.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) dog
- 13.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) mug (c) mud
- 14.Change the “h” in “hog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) lot (c) log
- 15.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 17.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) cup
- 18.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) six (c) fox
- 19.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 20.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) web (c) bug
- 21.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) l
- 22.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) l
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 24.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 25.Which word is “run”? (a) red (b) hen (c) run
- 26.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mud (c) mad
- 27.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 28.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) d
- 29.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) dog (c) fox
- 30.Change the “l” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) lot (c) got
- 31.Change the “n” in “not” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) pit (c) not
- 32.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cop (c) cap
- 33.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) fog (c) fig
- 34.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) p
- 35.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 36.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hog (c) hug
- 37.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 38.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) z
- 39.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) map (c) cup
- 40.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) run (c) bus
Answer key
- hog
- r
- hum
- u
- hug
- jug
- d
- b
- rug
- hog
- o
- box
- mug
- log
- log
- u
- nut
- fox
- o
- tub
- l
- n
- cut
- bug
- run
- mud
- o
- d
- fox
- got
- pot
- cop
- fog
- b
- u
- hug
- bug
- f
- cup
- run
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