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: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) cop (c) top
- 2.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) sun (c) fun
- 3.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) six
- 4.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 5.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 6.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) leg (c) hug
- 7.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) fox
- 8.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) box (c) bug
- 9.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 10.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) sun (c) hug
- 11.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 13.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) rod (c) not
- 14.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) hot (c) pot
- 15.Which word is “nut”? (a) bat (b) cup (c) nut
- 16.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cub
- 17.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) box
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) rug (c) bug
- 19.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 20.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rub (c) run
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bun (c) bud
- 22.🛁 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) tub (c) nut
- 23.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) sun (c) fun
- 24.Which word is “bus”? (a) run (b) nut (c) bus
- 25.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) bug
- 26.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) log (c) dog
- 27.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cot (c) nut
- 28.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 29.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) d
- 30.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 31.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) h (c) j
- 32.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) rod (c) nod
- 33.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) n
- 34.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) n
- 36.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) cat (c) dog
- 37.☕ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) tap (c) cup
- 38.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) d
- 39.Change the “d” in “dot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) not (c) dot
- 40.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rub (c) tub
Answer key
- cop
- sun
- box
- dog
- u
- hug
- dot
- box
- dog
- sun
- log
- o
- nod
- dot
- nut
- cub
- fox
- bug
- o
- rub
- bus
- tub
- fun
- bus
- cup
- dog
- cut
- u
- d
- u
- h
- rod
- l
- bug
- n
- dot
- cup
- r
- not
- tub
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