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: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hum (c) gum
- 2.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 3.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cat (c) cut
- 4.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) t
- 5.⚫ Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) cat
- 6.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) f (c) b
- 7.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) sum (c) hum
- 8.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) t
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hug (c) cut
- 10.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 11.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 12.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) hop (c) map
- 13.📦 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 14.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 15.Which word is “tub”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) cup
- 16.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) r
- 17.🥜 Which word is this? (a) run (b) hug (c) nut
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mad (c) mug
- 19.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) gem (c) box
- 20.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) hen (c) tub
- 21.Change the “r” in “rug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rug (c) hug
- 22.Which word is “run”? (a) ten (b) pen (c) run
- 23.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) d
- 24.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 25.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) sun (c) nut
- 26.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) dog (c) fox
- 27.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 28.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) sun (c) run
- 29.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) mug (c) hug
- 30.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bag (c) bug
- 31.Change the “s” in “sum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) hut
- 32.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) p (c) n
- 33.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cat (c) cup
- 34.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 35.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) h (c) b
- 36.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 37.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 38.Change the “g” in “got” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) hot (c) got
- 39.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) leg (c) log
- 40.Change the “s” in “bus” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
Answer key
- gum
- rub
- cut
- t
- dot
- b
- sum
- h
- hut
- u
- o
- mop
- box
- fox
- tub
- c
- nut
- mud
- box
- run
- tug
- run
- d
- u
- sun
- fog
- log
- tub
- mug
- box
- hum
- n
- cut
- o
- b
- nut
- o
- hot
- log
- bug
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