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: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) dug (c) mug
- 2.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) t
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) top (c) hot
- 4.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) lot (c) cat
- 5.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bat
- 6.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) c
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) hug (b) run (c) pin
- 8.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cup (c) cut
- 9.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hug
- 10.Which word is “cup”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) cat
- 11.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 12.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tap (c) tip
- 13.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) bun
- 14.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) top
- 15.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) sum (c) gum
- 16.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) v (c) f
- 17.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) tap
- 18.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) f
- 19.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) fog
- 20.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) six
- 21.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) sun (c) tub
- 22.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hot (c) got
- 23.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) run (b) rub (c) cub
- 24.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 25.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 26.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 27.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) r
- 28.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) can (c) van
- 29.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) rug (c) tug
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) fun (c) run
- 31.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) dog (c) hog
- 32.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) got (c) cot
- 33.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bun (c) fun
- 34.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) hat (c) cup
- 35.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) r
- 36.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) got (c) dot
- 37.⚫ Which word is this? (a) hat (b) cat (c) dot
- 38.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 39.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) b
- 40.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) hug (c) nut
Answer key
- mug
- t
- hop
- cot
- bus
- d
- run
- cut
- hog
- cup
- log
- top
- sun
- hop
- gum
- f
- tub
- n
- fox
- fox
- tub
- hot
- rub
- fox
- o
- u
- d
- sun
- rug
- fun
- hog
- got
- bun
- hug
- r
- dot
- dot
- o
- b
- nut
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