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