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