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