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