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 – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) hot (c) lot
- 2.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tag (c) tub
- 3.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) hot (c) rot
- 4.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 5.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) s
- 6.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) d
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) bug (c) mug
- 8.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 9.📦 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) box (c) bug
- 10.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rug (c) hug
- 11.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) dog
- 12.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 13.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) bun (c) bug
- 14.Change the “h” in “hum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 15.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) l (c) d
- 16.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) fog
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) box
- 18.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) box
- 19.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 20.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) c
- 21.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) jug (c) mug
- 22.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) bug
- 23.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mud (c) mug
- 24.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) cup (c) bus
- 25.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) pin (c) bus
- 26.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) tug (c) dug
- 27.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bat (c) bin
- 28.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 29.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 30.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bun (c) fun
- 31.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) net (c) bug
- 32.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) dog
- 33.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) lot (c) pot
- 34.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) z
- 35.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) cop (c) top
- 36.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 37.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) sun
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) cup
- 39.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) nut (c) not
- 40.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) sun
Answer key
- hot
- tug
- rot
- u
- s
- n
- mug
- o
- box
- rug
- fox
- cut
- bug
- sum
- d
- jog
- dot
- fox
- o
- r
- tug
- tub
- mug
- bus
- run
- dug
- box
- u
- log
- bun
- nut
- hog
- pot
- b
- top
- dog
- sum
- sun
- not
- hug
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