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