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