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