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 n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 2.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) hut (c) hum
- 3.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) tap
- 5.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) rug
- 6.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cub (c) rub
- 7.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cat
- 8.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bin (c) big
- 9.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) cop (c) mop
- 10.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dig (c) dot
- 11.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) van (c) run
- 12.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) z
- 13.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) mop (c) cop
- 14.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 15.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) c (c) r
- 16.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 17.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) h
- 18.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 19.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 20.🤗 Which word is this? (a) log (b) hug (c) nut
- 21.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bin (c) box
- 22.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) m
- 23.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tap (c) tub
- 24.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) pat (c) pot
- 25.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 26.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) pot (c) rot
- 28.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) run (c) hug
- 29.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 30.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 31.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) box
- 32.Which word is “dot”? (a) nut (b) bat (c) dot
- 33.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) fun (c) bun
- 34.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) rat (c) nut
- 35.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) hug (c) mug
- 36.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) sun (c) ran
- 37.Change the “g” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bud (c) bug
- 38.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) hog
- 39.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) cub
Answer key
- s
- hut
- o
- top
- rug
- cub
- cup
- box
- mop
- dog
- run
- b
- cop
- bug
- c
- dog
- h
- log
- o
- hug
- box
- d
- tub
- pot
- nod
- cut
- got
- bus
- bug
- o
- fox
- dot
- bun
- nut
- mug
- run
- bud
- dog
- fox
- rub
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