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.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) d
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 3.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) j (c) r
- 4.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) bag
- 5.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) rot (c) got
- 6.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 7.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) sum (c) run
- 8.Which word is “nut”? (a) hug (b) nut (c) cat
- 9.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) cup
- 10.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) pig (c) hat
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) rug (c) bug
- 12.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 13.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 14.Change the “c” in “cot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) pot (c) cot
- 15.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) let (c) lot
- 16.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) n (c) s
- 17.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) web (c) tap
- 18.☀️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) six (c) sun
- 19.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 20.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) bat
- 21.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) nod (c) not
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 23.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) dog (c) fog
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 25.Change the “c” in “cot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) rot (c) dot
- 26.Change the “j” in “jug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) dug (c) jug
- 27.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 28.Change the “r” in “rot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) rot
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) cup
- 30.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cot (c) pot
- 31.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) jog (c) log
- 32.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) dot (c) rot
- 33.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) bus (c) sun
- 35.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) cot (c) bat
- 36.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) f
- 37.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) run (c) sun
- 38.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) j
- 39.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 40.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) f
Answer key
- d
- u
- f
- bug
- rot
- bug
- sun
- nut
- cup
- hug
- bug
- u
- u
- dot
- lot
- n
- tub
- sun
- o
- box
- not
- o
- fog
- o
- rot
- mug
- fox
- pot
- cub
- cot
- jog
- got
- log
- bus
- box
- t
- run
- r
- dog
- b
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