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.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 2.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) nod (c) hot
- 3.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) box (c) six
- 4.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) fog (c) dog
- 5.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 6.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) hug (c) bag
- 7.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 8.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 9.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) run (c) bun
- 10.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 11.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) s
- 12.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 13.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) hat (c) cat
- 14.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 15.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hut (c) nut
- 16.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) b
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 18.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) g
- 19.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 20.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) hat
- 21.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 22.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 23.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) s
- 24.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) g
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bun
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hum (c) hem
- 27.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bug (c) bun
- 28.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) fun (c) bun
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cot
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) sun
- 31.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 32.Which word is “cup”? (a) cat (b) hug (c) cup
- 33.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) run (c) sun
- 34.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fix (c) fox
- 35.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 36.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) m
- 37.Which word is “sun”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) sun
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) mug (c) hug
- 39.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fog (c) fig
- 40.Change the “h” in “hop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cup (c) cop
Answer key
- u
- not
- box
- dog
- log
- hug
- log
- o
- bun
- u
- s
- u
- dot
- bus
- hut
- l
- o
- b
- fox
- dot
- u
- u
- d
- b
- bus
- hum
- bud
- bun
- cut
- sun
- bug
- cup
- sun
- fox
- o
- h
- sun
- hug
- fog
- cop
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