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: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) got (c) not
- 2.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) nut
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hug (c) hog
- 4.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 5.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 6.☀️ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) pen (c) sun
- 7.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) cat
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sum (c) hut
- 10.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) dog (c) box
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) jog (c) log
- 13.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 14.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) cup
- 15.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 16.Which word is “run”? (a) ten (b) run (c) nut
- 17.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hip (c) mop
- 18.Which word is “hug”? (a) run (b) hen (c) hug
- 19.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) got (c) hot
- 20.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) jog (c) fog
- 21.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) bag
- 22.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) d (c) f
- 23.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 24.☕ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cup (c) can
- 25.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) v
- 26.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) c (c) s
- 27.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) b
- 28.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) dot
- 29.Change the “s” in “bus” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) bug (c) bus
- 30.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bus (c) cup
- 31.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bug (c) rat
- 32.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) n
- 33.⚫ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) nut (c) dot
- 34.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 35.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) run
- 36.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 37.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 38.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) ten (c) tub
- 39.Which word is “dot”? (a) bat (b) rat (c) dot
- 40.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) log (c) fox
Answer key
- dot
- cut
- hog
- dog
- u
- sun
- o
- cup
- hum
- box
- u
- log
- bug
- tub
- o
- run
- hop
- hug
- not
- fog
- box
- d
- log
- cup
- h
- s
- b
- dog
- bug
- bus
- nut
- l
- dot
- o
- rub
- log
- o
- tub
- dot
- fox
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