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: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) mug (c) hug
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hot (c) top
- 3.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) dot (c) fox
- 5.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 6.Which word is “hug”? (a) log (b) bug (c) hug
- 7.Change the “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) pot (c) cot
- 8.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 9.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) p
- 10.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) dog (c) hog
- 11.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) run (c) sun
- 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 13.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rag (c) rug
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) tug (c) dug
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hit (c) hot
- 16.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) n
- 17.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) tug (c) tub
- 18.⚫ Which word is this? (a) hat (b) nut (c) dot
- 19.Which word is “run”? (a) tub (b) rat (c) run
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hot (c) hog
- 22.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) c
- 23.Which word is “cup”? (a) map (b) bug (c) cup
- 24.Which word is “sun”? (a) six (b) tub (c) sun
- 25.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) web
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bun (c) bud
- 27.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hut
- 28.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 29.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bud (c) cop
- 30.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bud (c) mad
- 31.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) hug (c) hut
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 33.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cat (c) nut
- 34.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) gem (c) gum
- 35.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 36.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) hog (c) jog
- 37.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hug (c) hog
- 38.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) tub (c) tap
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) tub (c) rub
- 40.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) fig (c) fog
Answer key
- mug
- hop
- log
- fox
- o
- hug
- cot
- bug
- s
- dog
- bus
- o
- rug
- hug
- hut
- b
- tug
- dot
- run
- u
- hot
- b
- cup
- sun
- tub
- bus
- hum
- fox
- box
- mud
- hug
- u
- nut
- gum
- o
- jog
- hog
- tub
- rub
- fog
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