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