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 p — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) v
- 2.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) d
- 3.🥜 Which word is this? (a) net (b) nut (c) rat
- 4.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) lot (c) dot
- 5.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 6.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) box
- 7.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 8.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) pot (c) cot
- 9.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mug (c) bud
- 10.⚫ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) log (c) dot
- 11.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 12.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) run (c) rub
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 14.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) t
- 15.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 16.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) h (c) w
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bed (c) bud
- 18.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) lot (c) log
- 19.Which word is “nut”? (a) sun (b) run (c) nut
- 20.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) run (c) pin
- 21.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 22.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 24.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 25.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dig (c) fog
- 26.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 27.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) b
- 28.Change the “m” in “mop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) mop (c) cop
- 29.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) r (c) s
- 30.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) b
- 31.Which word is “run”? (a) cup (b) run (c) pan
- 32.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) dot
- 33.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) ten
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hop (c) mop
- 35.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) six
- 36.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) s
- 37.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 38.Change the “g” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hug (c) cut
- 39.Which word is “cup”? (a) lip (b) hug (c) cup
- 40.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
Answer key
- c
- d
- nut
- dot
- bug
- box
- u
- pot
- mud
- dot
- dog
- run
- o
- t
- log
- h
- bud
- log
- nut
- sun
- u
- log
- o
- u
- dog
- o
- b
- cop
- s
- l
- run
- fox
- tub
- hop
- fox
- n
- dog
- hut
- cup
- u
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