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.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 2.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) l
- 3.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) z
- 4.Which word is “hug”? (a) nut (b) leg (c) hug
- 5.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 6.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 7.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
- 8.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) fin
- 9.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) dot
- 10.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) mug (c) hug
- 11.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 12.Change the “t” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) bug (c) bud
- 13.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) sun (c) tub
- 14.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) run (c) lip
- 15.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 16.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 17.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) dot (c) hot
- 18.Which word is “sun”? (a) bug (b) sun (c) hen
- 19.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 20.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) van (c) bus
- 21.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) v
- 22.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) f
- 23.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) top (c) mop
- 24.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 25.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) pan (c) run
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 27.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 28.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tub (c) bug
- 29.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 30.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dog
- 31.🚌 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) tub (c) bus
- 32.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) run (c) rug
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) got (c) not
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) hot (c) log
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fog (c) log
- 36.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 37.Change the “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) rot (c) rat
- 38.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cut (c) cot
- 39.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) s
- 40.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) fun (c) sun
Answer key
- u
- l
- f
- hug
- u
- u
- fox
- fun
- fox
- mug
- u
- bug
- sun
- cup
- o
- log
- dot
- sun
- o
- run
- r
- h
- top
- o
- run
- u
- bug
- tub
- bug
- fox
- bus
- rug
- not
- lot
- fog
- nod
- rot
- cot
- n
- sun
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