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