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) s (b) t (c) c
- 2.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hen (c) cup
- 3.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hog (c) jog
- 4.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 5.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) l
- 6.Change the “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) lot (c) rod
- 7.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) dot
- 8.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) nut (c) tub
- 9.Which word is “nut”? (a) bat (b) tub (c) nut
- 10.Change the “g” in “dog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) got (c) dot
- 11.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bug (c) bag
- 12.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) j
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 14.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) cap
- 15.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) w
- 16.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) pot (c) not
- 17.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 18.☕ Which word is this? (a) run (b) hug (c) cup
- 19.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) bus (c) sun
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) nut (c) sun
- 21.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 22.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cot (c) lot
- 23.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) dog
- 24.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) log (c) jog
- 25.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) fox
- 26.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) box
- 27.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) d (c) p
- 28.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) can (c) hug
- 29.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 30.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 31.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) sun (c) sum
- 32.Which word is “hug”? (a) hat (b) hug (c) bug
- 33.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cat (c) cut
- 34.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) l (c) d
- 35.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 36.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) mug (c) rug
- 37.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 38.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 39.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 40.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) g (c) t
Answer key
- s
- sun
- hog
- o
- l
- rot
- fox
- tub
- nut
- dot
- box
- c
- o
- cup
- h
- not
- u
- cup
- sun
- nut
- u
- cot
- hug
- log
- fog
- bus
- d
- run
- dog
- bug
- sun
- hug
- cut
- d
- bug
- rug
- o
- u
- u
- t
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