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