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 “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 2.Which word is “sun”? (a) pan (b) cup (c) sun
- 3.☕ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) cat
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) hot (c) rot
- 5.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) box (c) hug
- 6.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 7.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) cop
- 8.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) box (c) dog
- 9.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) m
- 10.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 11.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) bus (c) ten
- 12.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 13.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 14.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 15.Which word is “dot”? (a) bat (b) box (c) dot
- 16.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 17.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) dot
- 18.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) p
- 19.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) rug (c) dug
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hip (c) hop
- 21.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) dog
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bug (c) big
- 23.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) h
- 24.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) fog (c) lot
- 26.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) d
- 27.Which word is “hug”? (a) hat (b) nut (c) hug
- 28.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) w (c) f
- 29.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) mop (c) hop
- 30.Which word is “cup”? (a) map (b) bus (c) cup
- 31.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bus (c) sun
- 32.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hop (c) lot
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 34.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bud
- 35.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) bin (c) rat
- 36.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 37.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mug (c) mud
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) pet (c) pot
- 39.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 40.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
Answer key
- dog
- sun
- cup
- rot
- bus
- bug
- cop
- box
- h
- u
- tub
- nod
- o
- o
- dot
- bug
- fox
- t
- rug
- hop
- hug
- bug
- s
- log
- log
- l
- hug
- d
- hop
- cup
- bus
- hot
- o
- bud
- run
- u
- mug
- pot
- u
- u
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