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: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) got (c) not
- 2.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dot (c) fox
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) n
- 4.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) box (c) dot
- 6.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) m (c) d
- 7.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bag (c) bug
- 8.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 9.Which word is “cup”? (a) run (b) nut (c) cup
- 10.☕ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) cup (c) sun
- 11.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) fun (c) bun
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) run (c) bug
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) run (c) sun
- 14.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) bus
- 15.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 16.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) box (c) fox
- 17.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cub
- 18.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 19.Which word is “sun”? (a) cup (b) ten (c) sun
- 20.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 21.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hut (c) cub
- 22.Which word is “bus”? (a) box (b) bus (c) bat
- 23.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 24.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) gem (c) gum
- 25.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) r
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 27.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) v
- 28.Which word is “hug”? (a) nut (b) pig (c) hug
- 29.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) c
- 30.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) nut (c) cut
- 31.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) red (c) run
- 32.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cut (c) cup
- 33.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) sum
- 34.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 35.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) run (c) tub
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) hut (c) hat
- 37.Change the “l” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) got
- 38.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) cup (c) bug
- 39.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) got (c) dot
- 40.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- not
- fox
- n
- dog
- box
- d
- box
- log
- cup
- cup
- bun
- run
- run
- tub
- u
- fox
- cup
- o
- sun
- o
- cut
- bus
- u
- gum
- r
- u
- h
- hug
- c
- cut
- run
- cup
- hum
- bug
- tub
- hut
- got
- hug
- got
- u
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