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) hot (b) hog (c) lot
- 2.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 3.☕ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) lip (c) cup
- 4.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 5.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 6.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) red (c) rod
- 7.☀️ Which word is this? (a) van (b) sun (c) hug
- 8.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hot
- 9.Which word is “run”? (a) can (b) bin (c) run
- 10.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 11.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) mug (c) mud
- 12.Which word is “box”? (a) bus (b) box (c) dot
- 13.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 14.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) sun (c) run
- 15.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) c
- 16.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) log (c) box
- 17.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 18.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 19.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) tap
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 21.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) box (c) fox
- 23.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) box
- 24.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) bug (c) cup
- 25.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) c
- 26.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 27.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) gum
- 28.Which word is “nut”? (a) cat (b) nut (c) hug
- 29.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) d
- 30.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) t
- 31.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) r
- 32.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) hot (c) hat
- 33.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) c
- 34.Change the “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) hut (c) hot
- 35.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tap (b) mop (c) top
- 36.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) s (c) h
- 37.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bin (c) bus
- 38.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) can (c) hen
- 39.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) bun (c) bug
- 40.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
Answer key
- hot
- log
- cup
- dog
- u
- rod
- sun
- hop
- run
- u
- mug
- box
- o
- tub
- d
- box
- u
- bug
- tub
- u
- bus
- fox
- fox
- cup
- f
- o
- gum
- nut
- n
- b
- h
- hot
- c
- hot
- top
- s
- bus
- run
- bug
- o
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