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