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