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: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) run (c) ran
- 2.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) box (c) six
- 3.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) lit (c) not
- 4.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) d
- 5.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) six
- 6.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) pin (b) run (c) van
- 8.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) rot
- 9.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 10.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cut (c) cup
- 11.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fan (c) box
- 12.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) lot (c) got
- 13.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) m (c) t
- 14.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 15.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 16.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) nut (c) cut
- 17.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hum (c) hug
- 18.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 19.Change the “c” in “cot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) cot (c) rot
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 21.Which word is “nut”? (a) bug (b) nut (c) net
- 22.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) c
- 23.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) r
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) hum (c) hug
- 25.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) cat
- 26.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hut (c) hum
- 27.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 28.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) v
- 29.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) hat (c) hug
- 30.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) tub (c) rub
- 31.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bug (c) hug
- 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 33.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bag
- 35.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) six
- 36.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) box (c) dot
- 37.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) pan (b) hug (c) sun
- 39.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 40.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) f (c) c
Answer key
- run
- box
- lot
- b
- sun
- log
- run
- rod
- u
- cup
- box
- got
- b
- dog
- log
- cut
- hum
- o
- rot
- u
- nut
- c
- r
- hug
- cup
- hum
- u
- d
- hug
- tub
- hug
- o
- gum
- bus
- fox
- fox
- s
- sun
- bug
- f
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