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