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