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