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