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) cap (b) can (c) cup
- 2.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) g
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bun (c) run
- 4.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 5.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) d
- 6.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mad (c) mud
- 7.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) nut (c) sun
- 8.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) f
- 9.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) cat
- 10.📦 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bus (c) box
- 11.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) dot (c) hog
- 13.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) map (c) hop
- 14.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) tub (c) tap
- 15.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 16.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 17.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) bus (c) tub
- 18.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) cap
- 19.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) box (c) bin
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bed (c) bud
- 21.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 22.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 23.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 24.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) j
- 25.Change the “b” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) sun
- 26.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) s
- 27.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 28.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hut
- 29.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) dog
- 30.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) six
- 31.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) j
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) box
- 33.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bus (c) bed
- 34.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) t
- 35.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) rot
- 36.Change the “j” in “jug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) tug (c) jug
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) tug (c) mug
- 38.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) run (c) bun
- 39.🥜 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) nut (c) dot
- 40.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) dog
Answer key
- cup
- b
- bun
- o
- d
- mud
- sun
- f
- nut
- box
- bug
- hot
- mop
- tub
- bug
- o
- tub
- cup
- box
- bud
- u
- log
- u
- b
- sun
- l
- fox
- hum
- fox
- fox
- b
- fox
- bus
- t
- rod
- mug
- mug
- bun
- nut
- dog
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