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