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