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