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