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.🥜 Which word is this? (a) net (b) nut (c) dot
- 2.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) z
- 3.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 4.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) bud (c) mud
- 5.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 6.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) got (c) not
- 7.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) n
- 8.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 9.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) run
- 10.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) hit (c) hut
- 11.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) mop (c) cap
- 12.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 13.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) dot (c) bat
- 14.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 15.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) bun
- 16.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) m (c) b
- 17.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) hug (c) bug
- 18.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 19.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) cat (c) hat
- 20.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) s
- 21.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rot (c) rid
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) cub
- 23.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) dot (c) rat
- 24.Change the “t” in “tug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) rug (c) tug
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hug (c) mug
- 26.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rot (c) hot
- 27.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) fix
- 28.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) got (c) cot
- 29.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 30.☀️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) sun (c) pen
- 31.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) g
- 32.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) cub (c) cup
- 33.Which word is “cup”? (a) tub (b) bus (c) cup
- 34.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) got (c) not
- 35.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) tub (c) rub
- 36.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) w (c) l
- 37.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) pen (b) tub (c) sun
- 39.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) jug (c) dug
- 40.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) dog (c) fog
Answer key
- nut
- c
- o
- mud
- o
- got
- f
- u
- tub
- hut
- cop
- log
- dot
- u
- fun
- b
- hug
- u
- dot
- b
- rod
- tub
- nut
- dug
- hug
- rot
- fox
- lot
- dog
- sun
- b
- cub
- cup
- dot
- rub
- l
- fox
- sun
- jug
- dog
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