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