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