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.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) t
- 2.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) mug (c) jog
- 3.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) run
- 4.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 5.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hog (c) hop
- 6.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dot (c) dog
- 7.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 8.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 9.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hen (c) hug
- 10.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 11.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) run (c) fin
- 12.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 13.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) hum (c) sum
- 14.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) t (c) s
- 15.Change the “g” in “dog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) dot (c) dog
- 16.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) box
- 17.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) lot
- 18.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 19.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) hut (c) cot
- 20.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) b
- 21.Which word is “nut”? (a) sun (b) nut (c) dot
- 22.Change the “t” in “tug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) dug (c) tug
- 23.Which word is “hug”? (a) dog (b) bug (c) hug
- 24.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) can (c) cup
- 25.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 26.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) h
- 27.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dig (c) dog
- 28.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) tub (c) run
- 29.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 30.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 31.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) t
- 32.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bin
- 33.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 34.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) mug (c) hug
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 36.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) pan (c) bin
- 37.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 38.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) f
- 39.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) m
- 40.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- t
- jug
- tub
- o
- hop
- dog
- fox
- bug
- hug
- u
- fun
- u
- sum
- s
- dot
- box
- not
- o
- cut
- b
- nut
- jug
- hug
- cup
- u
- h
- dog
- run
- fog
- gum
- b
- bun
- bug
- mug
- fox
- sun
- u
- c
- f
- o
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