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.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) d
- 2.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) mug
- 3.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) lot
- 4.Change the “f” in “fog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) log (c) fog
- 5.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 6.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) bug (c) mug
- 7.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 8.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 9.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) n
- 10.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) ten (c) tub
- 11.Change the “g” in “hog” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hit (c) hat
- 13.Change the “m” in “mug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) mug (c) tug
- 14.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) lot (c) pot
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) box (c) dog
- 16.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) bug (c) jog
- 17.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) log (c) fog
- 18.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 19.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) sun (c) sum
- 20.⚫ Which word is this? (a) net (b) rat (c) dot
- 21.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) dot (c) hat
- 22.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cat (c) bug
- 23.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) jog (c) jig
- 24.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) hog (c) fog
- 25.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) rat (c) tub
- 26.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) lip
- 27.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 28.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) run (c) nut
- 29.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) dot (c) hot
- 30.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 31.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pit (c) pot
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 33.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) t
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) rug (c) run
- 35.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) run (c) bug
- 36.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 37.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 38.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 39.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) van (c) run
- 40.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
Answer key
- d
- mud
- dot
- log
- o
- mug
- fox
- dog
- b
- tub
- hop
- hut
- tug
- lot
- box
- jug
- log
- u
- sun
- dot
- dot
- cup
- jog
- fog
- nut
- cup
- u
- run
- pot
- o
- pot
- u
- t
- rug
- sun
- u
- u
- u
- run
- bug
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