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