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