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