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