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) bag (b) bed (c) box
- 2.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) tub (c) rub
- 3.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) six
- 5.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) w
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) cub
- 7.Which word is “cup”? (a) hug (b) can (c) cup
- 8.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 9.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 10.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) sun (c) hug
- 11.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) l
- 12.Change the “g” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hum (c) hug
- 13.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) bus
- 14.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 15.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) t
- 16.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) t
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 18.Change the “b” in “bug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hug (c) rug
- 19.Which word is “sun”? (a) run (b) pan (c) sun
- 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) mop (c) top
- 22.Change the “d” in “dot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) lot (c) hot
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 24.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) dot (c) rot
- 25.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) d (c) r
- 26.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) fox (c) fog
- 27.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) dog
- 28.☕ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cup (c) cap
- 29.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hog (c) fog
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) sum
- 31.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) got (c) cot
- 33.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 34.Which word is “hug”? (a) nut (b) hug (c) bag
- 35.Which word is “dot”? (a) rat (b) cat (c) dot
- 36.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 37.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) box (c) bat
- 38.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) ran (c) run
- 40.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) w
Answer key
- box
- tub
- o
- fox
- l
- rub
- cup
- u
- dog
- tub
- b
- hum
- bus
- u
- t
- c
- o
- hug
- sun
- u
- mop
- lot
- o
- lot
- r
- fog
- hog
- cup
- jog
- sun
- log
- hot
- u
- hug
- dot
- bug
- box
- u
- run
- d
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