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