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