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