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