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.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) b
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 3.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) sun
- 4.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) got (c) get
- 5.Change the “l” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) lot (c) get
- 6.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) run (c) rub
- 7.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dug (c) dog
- 8.📦 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) box (c) fox
- 9.🏃 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) run (c) pen
- 10.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) jog (c) log
- 12.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 13.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 14.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) red (c) rod
- 15.⚫ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) dog
- 16.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 18.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) not
- 19.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 21.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 22.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cop (c) cup
- 23.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) g
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 25.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 26.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tap (c) tub
- 27.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) n
- 28.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) s
- 29.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) dug
- 30.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) fan (c) fun
- 31.Which word is “run”? (a) nut (b) run (c) bin
- 32.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rot (c) net
- 34.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) bug (c) cup
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hog (c) log
- 36.Which word is “nut”? (a) dot (b) rat (c) nut
- 37.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) s
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) hop (c) top
- 39.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dot (c) fog
- 40.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) log (c) jog
Answer key
- b
- o
- tub
- got
- got
- run
- dog
- box
- run
- log
- jog
- bug
- dog
- rod
- dot
- o
- o
- nod
- o
- u
- u
- cup
- r
- u
- log
- tub
- b
- n
- bug
- fun
- run
- fox
- not
- cup
- log
- nut
- s
- hop
- dog
- jog
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