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