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