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: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hit (c) hut
- 2.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 3.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) d
- 4.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bat (c) nut
- 5.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) d
- 6.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) sun (c) van
- 7.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) not (c) cot
- 8.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bun
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) log (c) fog
- 11.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) log
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) log (c) hog
- 13.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) z (c) n
- 14.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 15.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 16.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) net (c) nut
- 17.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) fog
- 18.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) n
- 19.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) ham (c) gum
- 20.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) dog (c) box
- 21.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fog (c) dog
- 22.🚌 Which word is this? (a) box (b) nut (c) bus
- 23.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) sun (c) hen
- 24.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) l
- 25.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 26.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bug (c) hug
- 27.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) gum (c) sum
- 28.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) sum (c) run
- 29.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) run
- 30.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hut
- 31.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 32.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) six
- 33.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) l
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) nut (b) bus (c) bug
- 35.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) c
- 36.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) rug (c) dug
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 38.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) z
- 39.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) zip (c) map
- 40.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) box
Answer key
- hut
- log
- s
- nut
- b
- sun
- not
- bug
- bun
- fog
- fox
- hog
- n
- u
- u
- nut
- dog
- t
- hum
- box
- fog
- bus
- hug
- d
- u
- nut
- gum
- sun
- tub
- hum
- o
- box
- l
- bus
- f
- dug
- u
- d
- cup
- fox
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