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