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