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 – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rod (c) nod
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cap (c) cup
- 3.Change the “t” in “tug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) tug (c) mug
- 4.Which word is “hug”? (a) hat (b) hug (c) dog
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bus (c) bed
- 6.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) run (c) nut
- 7.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 8.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 9.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 10.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 11.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 12.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) d
- 13.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) sun
- 14.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) c
- 15.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) box
- 16.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 17.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) log
- 18.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) p (c) l
- 19.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) bug (c) tub
- 20.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cap (c) sun
- 21.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 22.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 23.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hit (b) lot (c) hot
- 24.Change the “d” in “bud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 25.Change the “g” in “got” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hat (c) got
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dog (c) log
- 27.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 28.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) bun (c) bud
- 29.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 30.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) mug (c) rug
- 31.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) run
- 32.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) lot (c) got
- 33.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 34.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tag (b) tub (c) tug
- 35.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) b
- 36.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) sun (c) bus
- 37.Change the “t” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) hot
- 38.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sum (c) hum
- 39.Change the “h” in “hot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) cot (c) dot
- 40.Change the “l” in “log” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) hog (c) jog
Answer key
- rod
- cup
- mug
- hug
- box
- tub
- o
- u
- log
- u
- o
- d
- sun
- c
- dot
- bug
- fox
- l
- tub
- cup
- bug
- o
- hot
- bug
- hot
- hog
- u
- bun
- log
- mug
- bus
- got
- u
- tug
- b
- nut
- hog
- gum
- dot
- jog
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