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: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) rot (c) lot
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hat (c) hot
- 3.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) ten (c) tub
- 4.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) tub (c) hug
- 5.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 6.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) dog
- 7.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) sum
- 8.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) bug (c) jug
- 9.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) hog (c) jog
- 10.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) run
- 11.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) p (c) m
- 12.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) lip (c) cup
- 13.Change the “j” in “jog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) log (c) hog
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 15.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) bus
- 16.☀️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bin (c) sun
- 17.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 18.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cat
- 19.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 21.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) r (c) g
- 22.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) tap
- 23.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 24.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) c
- 25.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cop
- 26.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) m
- 27.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) r
- 28.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 29.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nut (c) hut
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 31.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bug (c) bus
- 32.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) c
- 33.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) rug (c) mug
- 34.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) run (c) fun
- 35.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) d
- 36.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) nut
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jug (c) hug
- 38.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 39.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 40.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) box (c) fox
Answer key
- rot
- hut
- tub
- hug
- u
- dog
- sun
- jug
- hog
- run
- l
- cup
- log
- u
- bus
- sun
- dog
- cut
- log
- u
- r
- tub
- bug
- t
- cup
- c
- b
- bus
- nut
- u
- bus
- s
- mug
- run
- d
- nut
- hug
- o
- o
- box
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