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