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