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