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