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