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: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hat (c) nut
- 2.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cat
- 3.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 4.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) d (c) t
- 5.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) van (c) sun
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) tub (c) rub
- 7.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) jog (c) dog
- 8.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) s
- 9.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 10.Change the “h” in “hug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) jug (c) hug
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 12.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 13.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) bus
- 14.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bug (c) run
- 15.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) rod
- 16.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) box
- 17.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 18.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) rug
- 19.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sum (c) sun
- 20.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 21.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 22.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 23.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) hug (c) tub
- 24.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 25.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) hat (c) bat
- 26.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) fog
- 27.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 28.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) dot (c) hot
- 29.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) r
- 30.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) g
- 31.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bin (c) red
- 32.Change the “t” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hot (c) hog
- 33.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) hen
- 34.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) box
- 35.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) box (c) log
- 36.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hot
- 37.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 38.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 39.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) pot (c) dot
- 40.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) hog (c) hop
Answer key
- hut
- cup
- o
- d
- sun
- rub
- dog
- b
- log
- jug
- log
- bug
- box
- nut
- rod
- box
- u
- bug
- sum
- dog
- o
- bug
- tub
- u
- dot
- jog
- o
- dot
- r
- b
- run
- hog
- hug
- fox
- box
- hot
- o
- u
- dot
- hog
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