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: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bug (c) big
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 3.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) run
- 5.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) l (c) c
- 6.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) top (c) hop
- 8.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) hen
- 9.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) b
- 10.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) gum
- 11.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) cup
- 12.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 13.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
- 14.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 15.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pet (c) pot
- 16.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 17.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) cot (c) dot
- 18.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 19.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) pan (c) sun
- 20.⚫ Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) dot
- 21.🛁 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) ten (c) tub
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bin (c) bag
- 23.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) fun (c) sun
- 24.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 25.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 26.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 27.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) h
- 28.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cut (c) hut
- 29.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 30.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) nut (c) hen
- 31.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 32.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 33.Which word is “cup”? (a) hug (b) cup (c) nut
- 34.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rub (c) rug
- 35.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 36.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) h
- 37.Change the “n” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) rot
- 38.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) mug (c) hug
- 39.Change the “m” in “mop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cap (c) mop
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) mug (c) rug
Answer key
- box
- o
- o
- nut
- l
- u
- top
- hug
- b
- hum
- tub
- u
- hot
- fun
- pot
- dog
- cot
- tub
- sun
- dot
- tub
- box
- sun
- log
- dog
- u
- h
- cut
- fox
- run
- bug
- o
- cup
- rub
- bug
- f
- dot
- hug
- cop
- rug
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