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