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