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: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) hat (c) hot
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) bun (c) fun
- 3.☀️ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) sun (c) six
- 4.📦 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) dot
- 5.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rod (c) rot
- 6.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) rat
- 7.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) dog
- 8.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 9.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 10.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) d
- 11.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) net (c) nut
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) tub (b) run (c) rat
- 13.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 14.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) hat
- 15.Change the “l” in “lot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) dot (c) lot
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) rug (c) cub
- 17.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) bus (c) cup
- 18.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 19.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 20.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) cot (c) pet
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
- 23.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) g
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) lot (c) rot
- 25.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) not (c) hot
- 26.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) mug
- 27.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) b
- 28.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 29.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) hut (c) hit
- 30.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) hot (c) pot
- 31.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rub (c) sun
- 32.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 33.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) j
- 34.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) cot (c) cat
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) j (c) b
- 36.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 37.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bin
- 38.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) tap (c) web
- 39.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 40.Change the “b” in “bug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) rug (c) hug
Answer key
- hot
- fun
- sun
- box
- rod
- dot
- fox
- u
- u
- n
- nut
- run
- tub
- dot
- dot
- rub
- cup
- u
- u
- u
- pot
- tub
- f
- rot
- hot
- mud
- b
- o
- hut
- dot
- run
- log
- r
- cot
- b
- u
- bus
- tub
- u
- hug
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