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