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”.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) not (c) nod
- 2.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) d
- 3.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) pot (c) lot
- 4.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) z
- 5.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 6.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) box (c) fox
- 7.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) sun (c) bin
- 8.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) six (c) fox
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) rot
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 11.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
- 12.🏃 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) run (c) pen
- 13.Change the “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) tug (c) hug
- 14.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 15.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) r
- 16.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
- 17.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cop
- 18.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 19.Change the “m” in “mop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) cop (c) top
- 20.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fun (c) run
- 21.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) dog (c) dug
- 22.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) v (c) n
- 23.Change the “t” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dot (c) dog
- 24.Change the “p” in “pot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) rot (c) cot
- 25.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) dog (c) fog
- 26.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 27.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) sun (c) nut
- 28.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) r
- 29.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) c
- 30.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) mad
- 31.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 32.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 33.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) l
- 34.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) jog (c) hog
- 35.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) six
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jug (c) mug
- 37.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) cat (c) cup
- 38.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) hot (c) rod
- 39.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) fog (c) dog
- 40.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
Answer key
- nod
- b
- dot
- b
- o
- box
- bus
- fox
- dot
- u
- rub
- run
- hug
- u
- s
- fox
- cop
- dog
- cop
- fun
- dug
- n
- dog
- rot
- fog
- u
- sun
- l
- b
- mud
- bug
- cub
- f
- hog
- fox
- rug
- cup
- rot
- dog
- u
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids