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