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