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.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) d
- 2.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) lot (c) dot
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) lot (c) hot
- 4.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) l
- 5.Change the “j” in “jog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) jog (c) hog
- 6.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) not (c) got
- 7.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bug (c) tap
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) pit (c) hot
- 9.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 10.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) rug (c) run
- 11.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bud (c) bun
- 12.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) v
- 13.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) gum (c) gem
- 14.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 15.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 16.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 17.Change the “m” in “mug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) mug (c) bug
- 18.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) box (c) fox
- 20.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) dog
- 21.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 22.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) p
- 23.Which word is “hug”? (a) run (b) hug (c) leg
- 24.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) net (c) not
- 25.Which word is “cup”? (a) tub (b) map (c) cup
- 26.Which word is “dot”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) fox
- 27.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) n
- 28.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) fog (c) dog
- 29.🏃 Which word is this? (a) can (b) run (c) van
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 31.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) box
- 32.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 33.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) m
- 34.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 35.Change the “c” in “cub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 36.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) b
- 37.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 38.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cap
- 39.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 40.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
Answer key
- t
- lot
- hot
- s
- log
- got
- tub
- pot
- u
- run
- bud
- b
- gum
- u
- u
- u
- jug
- o
- box
- fox
- dog
- d
- hug
- not
- cup
- dot
- n
- fog
- run
- tub
- box
- log
- b
- o
- rub
- f
- log
- cup
- u
- u
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