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