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