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