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: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) rug (c) mug
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) pat (c) pot
- 5.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) d
- 6.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 7.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 8.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tub (c) ten
- 9.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cot (c) cup
- 10.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) sum (c) gum
- 11.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 13.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) sun (c) tub
- 14.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) fin
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 16.Which word is “dot”? (a) rat (b) bat (c) dot
- 17.Which word is “run”? (a) sun (b) pen (c) run
- 18.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) log (c) box
- 19.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) s
- 20.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) bus (c) run
- 21.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 22.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 23.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) red (b) rod (c) nod
- 24.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 25.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 26.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 27.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) bug (c) run
- 28.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) n
- 29.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) nut (c) cat
- 30.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) map (c) top
- 31.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) z (c) b
- 32.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) not (c) dot
- 33.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 34.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) run
- 35.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) r
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) lot (c) let
- 37.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fan (c) run
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) nut (b) bin (c) sun
- 39.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) c
- 40.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
Answer key
- mug
- bug
- u
- pot
- d
- u
- u
- tub
- cop
- gum
- dog
- o
- tub
- fun
- u
- dot
- run
- box
- s
- bus
- gum
- dog
- rod
- u
- u
- log
- run
- b
- nut
- mop
- r
- dot
- o
- sun
- b
- lot
- fun
- sun
- b
- bug
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