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: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) not (c) rot
- 2.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mug (c) bud
- 3.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dig (c) dog
- 5.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 6.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) cup
- 7.☀️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) sun
- 8.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) tub (c) bin
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dug (c) dig
- 10.Change the “l” in “lot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) hot (c) hat
- 11.⚫ Which word is this? (a) rat (b) dot (c) dog
- 12.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) dot (c) hot
- 14.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) hut (c) not
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hug (c) tug
- 16.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bun (c) mud
- 17.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) can (c) red
- 18.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bus (c) dot
- 19.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bus (c) box
- 20.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) six (c) bat
- 21.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 22.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bus (c) cup
- 23.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 24.Which word is “hug”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) tub
- 25.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 26.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) hug
- 27.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 28.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 29.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) d
- 30.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) log (c) fox
- 31.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 32.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) mud (c) bud
- 33.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 34.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 35.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
- 36.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cap (c) mop
- 37.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) m
- 38.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) run (c) bun
- 39.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 40.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
Answer key
- pot
- mud
- u
- dog
- dog
- tub
- sun
- bus
- dug
- hot
- dot
- bug
- hot
- nut
- hug
- bud
- run
- box
- bus
- box
- u
- run
- u
- hug
- bug
- tub
- u
- o
- d
- fox
- log
- bud
- log
- o
- sum
- cop
- l
- sun
- fox
- gum
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