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