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 this? (a) bag (b) dog (c) box
- 2.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 3.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) run (c) nut
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dog
- 5.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) rot (c) pot
- 6.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) r
- 7.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) pen (c) sun
- 8.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) got (c) cot
- 9.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 11.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) v (c) d
- 12.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) run (c) bug
- 13.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 14.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hut (c) hot
- 16.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nod (c) not
- 17.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) h (c) s
- 18.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 19.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) hop (c) cop
- 20.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 21.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) run (c) fun
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) fin (c) fun
- 23.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) d
- 24.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hug (c) hum
- 25.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dog (c) log
- 26.🚌 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bed
- 27.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 28.🛁 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) web (c) tub
- 29.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rot (c) red
- 31.Change the “d” in “dog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) jog
- 32.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 33.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 34.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) cup (c) run
- 35.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) h
- 36.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) hug
- 37.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) d
- 38.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) hum
- 39.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) run (c) fun
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mug (c) mad
Answer key
- box
- u
- run
- fox
- rot
- r
- sun
- got
- bug
- u
- d
- nut
- o
- cub
- hut
- not
- s
- log
- cop
- log
- fun
- fun
- f
- hum
- dog
- bus
- u
- tub
- u
- rod
- jog
- o
- fox
- run
- b
- hug
- d
- hug
- fun
- mud
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