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