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