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