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