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