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