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.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 2.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) rub (c) cut
- 3.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 4.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) r (c) v
- 5.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 6.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 7.⚫ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) hat (c) dot
- 8.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 9.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 10.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) log (c) box
- 11.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) dot (c) rot
- 12.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) c
- 13.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 14.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) cup (c) run
- 15.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) dog
- 16.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) run
- 17.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sum (c) sun
- 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 19.Change the “c” in “cop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) hop (c) cop
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cup (c) bug
- 21.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) cat (c) dot
- 22.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cat (c) cot
- 23.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 24.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 25.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) box (c) log
- 26.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tap (c) tub
- 27.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) fun (c) fan
- 28.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pin (b) pen (c) sun
- 29.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) sun (c) bun
- 30.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 31.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) run (c) rub
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) fog (c) hug
- 33.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) jig (c) hog
- 34.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 35.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) sum
- 36.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cap (c) cup
- 37.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) nod (c) rod
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) sun (c) hen
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) cub (c) cup
- 40.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
Answer key
- o
- cub
- log
- r
- bug
- t
- dot
- u
- u
- box
- rot
- d
- u
- cup
- fog
- run
- sum
- o
- hop
- nut
- dot
- cot
- dog
- fox
- fox
- tub
- fun
- sun
- bun
- log
- run
- hog
- jog
- dog
- sun
- cup
- rod
- sun
- cub
- bug
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