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: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) log (c) hog
- 3.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 4.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 5.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) f (c) m
- 6.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) hut
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pot (c) pit
- 8.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) d
- 9.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tag (b) tug (c) tub
- 10.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 11.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dot (c) dog
- 12.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) fog (c) fig
- 13.🥜 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) nut (c) net
- 14.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) nut (c) bug
- 15.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hug (c) hum
- 16.Which word is “dot”? (a) rat (b) dot (c) dog
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 18.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) run (c) rub
- 19.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 20.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) web (c) tub
- 21.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) c (c) h
- 22.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 23.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 24.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) log
- 25.Change the “b” in “bug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) rug (c) bug
- 26.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) log (c) dog
- 27.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) six (c) log
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) hot
- 29.Which word is “sun”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) run
- 30.Change the “h” in “hot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) hot
- 31.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bud
- 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 33.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 34.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) g
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) rot (c) rod
- 37.Which word is “cup”? (a) run (b) hug (c) cup
- 38.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 39.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) t
- 40.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) log (c) fox
Answer key
- sum
- hog
- u
- dog
- f
- hug
- pot
- d
- tug
- o
- dog
- fog
- nut
- hug
- hum
- dot
- o
- rub
- o
- tub
- h
- bug
- u
- jog
- mug
- dog
- box
- hop
- sun
- lot
- bus
- o
- log
- u
- b
- rod
- cup
- u
- t
- fox
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