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 – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) bug (c) hug
- 2.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 3.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 4.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) tug (c) tag
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hot (c) hog
- 7.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 8.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bad (c) bud
- 9.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) log
- 10.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mad (c) mud
- 11.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) d
- 12.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 13.Which word is “bus”? (a) box (b) bus (c) bat
- 14.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 15.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 16.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fig (c) fog
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) tug (c) mug
- 19.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 20.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) dot
- 21.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) tub
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bug (c) bin
- 23.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) tap (c) ten
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hog (c) top
- 25.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 26.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) hum
- 27.📦 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) dog (c) box
- 28.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) box (c) dot
- 29.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) z
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rod (c) rid
- 31.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hut (c) hum
- 32.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) dot (c) nut
- 33.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cup (c) cut
- 34.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) g
- 35.Change the “l” in “lot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dot (c) lot
- 36.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) sun (c) hug
- 37.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) c (c) n
- 38.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) tug
- 39.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sum (c) gum
- 40.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) not (c) rot
Answer key
- rug
- bug
- o
- o
- tug
- hog
- dog
- bud
- fog
- mud
- r
- fox
- bus
- u
- o
- fog
- o
- mug
- log
- fox
- tub
- bun
- tub
- hop
- dog
- sum
- box
- box
- b
- rod
- hug
- nut
- cut
- s
- dot
- hug
- c
- tub
- sum
- not
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