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: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dig (c) dog
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 3.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 4.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) hut
- 5.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bun (c) bud
- 6.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 7.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bat (c) bag
- 8.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 9.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) r
- 10.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 11.Which word is “cup”? (a) bus (b) map (c) cup
- 12.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 13.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) tub (c) nut
- 14.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bug (c) bud
- 15.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) nut
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) hot (c) rat
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 18.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) top (c) cop
- 19.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) log (c) dog
- 21.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) s
- 22.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) m (c) d
- 23.Change the “r” in “rot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) not
- 24.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fog
- 25.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) run (c) bus
- 26.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) nut (c) cut
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hum (c) ham
- 28.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) leg (c) cup
- 29.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) m
- 30.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 31.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hip (c) hop
- 32.Which word is “sun”? (a) cup (b) sun (c) ten
- 33.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) bug
- 34.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 35.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) jug (c) mug
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bun
- 37.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bin (c) fox
- 38.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) n
- 39.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) hug (c) run
- 40.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
Answer key
- dog
- u
- o
- cut
- bud
- bug
- box
- log
- r
- fox
- cup
- u
- tub
- bud
- tub
- rot
- o
- cop
- u
- hog
- b
- d
- not
- fox
- run
- cut
- hum
- hug
- c
- log
- hop
- sun
- mug
- dog
- jug
- bus
- box
- b
- nut
- u
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