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.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 2.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) h
- 3.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) six
- 4.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) nut
- 5.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 6.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) n
- 7.Which word is “hug”? (a) hen (b) tub (c) hug
- 8.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) fun (c) bun
- 9.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bad
- 10.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) run (c) sun
- 11.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) bus (c) bug
- 12.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 13.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 14.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 16.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 17.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) log
- 18.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) bat
- 19.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) top
- 20.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) run (b) rug (c) rub
- 21.Change the “t” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) dot (c) dog
- 22.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 23.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) hat (c) cup
- 24.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 25.Change the “r” in “rot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) rot (c) dot
- 26.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) w (c) n
- 27.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) cup
- 28.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) hog (c) hop
- 29.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 30.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) can (c) zip
- 31.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) t
- 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 33.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) d
- 34.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
- 35.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hut (c) hit
- 36.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) nut (c) bus
- 37.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 38.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) nut
- 39.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 40.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) w
Answer key
- u
- r
- fox
- dot
- log
- n
- hug
- sun
- bud
- sun
- bus
- fox
- bug
- u
- u
- o
- fox
- box
- mop
- rub
- dog
- o
- hug
- log
- got
- f
- cub
- hog
- bug
- cup
- t
- o
- d
- fox
- hut
- bus
- sum
- nut
- o
- s
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