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