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