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