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