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