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) bus (b) cat (c) nut
- 2.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) dog (c) hug
- 3.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) lot (c) pot
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bud
- 6.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) gem (c) hum
- 8.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 9.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 10.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 11.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) pot (c) lot
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) jug (c) hug
- 13.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) not (c) hat
- 15.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) bin (c) sun
- 16.Which word is “cup”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) cat
- 17.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) j
- 18.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) run (c) hen
- 19.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) sum (c) fun
- 20.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) hog
- 21.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 22.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) rat (c) dot
- 23.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bed (c) six
- 24.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cut
- 25.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) jug (c) tug
- 26.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) bug
- 27.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) log (c) sun
- 28.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) j (c) b
- 29.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) bun (c) run
- 30.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jig (c) jug
- 31.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cap (c) cop
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) lot (c) rot
- 33.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) f (c) h
- 34.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) p
- 35.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) six
- 36.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mud (c) mad
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) fog (c) hog
- 39.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 40.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) b
Answer key
- nut
- hug
- u
- lot
- bud
- o
- gum
- u
- u
- t
- got
- hug
- u
- hot
- run
- cup
- d
- run
- sun
- dog
- o
- dot
- box
- cup
- tug
- bus
- hug
- b
- run
- jug
- cup
- rot
- f
- l
- fox
- u
- mud
- hog
- dog
- b
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