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