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