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: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) jug (c) rug
- 2.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 3.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) c (c) d
- 4.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) z
- 5.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cap
- 6.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) d
- 7.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) tub
- 8.🤗 Which word is this? (a) run (b) hug (c) leg
- 9.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) s
- 10.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) c
- 11.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) hat (c) net
- 12.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 13.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) hop
- 15.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) jug
- 16.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 17.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cup
- 18.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 19.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 20.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) bug (c) dug
- 21.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) b
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 23.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) rot
- 25.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) log
- 26.☕ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) lip (c) cup
- 27.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) box
- 28.Which word is “run”? (a) pen (b) can (c) run
- 29.📦 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) bag (c) box
- 30.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 31.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 32.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rug (c) tug
- 33.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) got (c) pot
- 34.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 35.🛁 Which word is this? (a) run (b) tub (c) tap
- 36.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) hug (c) hen
- 37.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 38.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) bat (c) nut
- 39.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 40.Change the “g” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rub (c) rug
Answer key
- jug
- o
- d
- n
- cup
- d
- cub
- hug
- s
- c
- nut
- fox
- u
- top
- rug
- u
- cut
- u
- bug
- dug
- b
- o
- o
- rot
- dog
- cup
- bus
- run
- box
- bus
- u
- tug
- got
- o
- tub
- hug
- bug
- nut
- log
- rub
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