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: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) hug
- 2.Which word is “cup”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) hug
- 3.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) rat (b) cat (c) nut
- 5.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) g
- 6.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) hen
- 7.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 8.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) j
- 9.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) dot
- 10.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) r
- 11.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) dog (c) hug
- 12.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 13.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) rag
- 14.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) bug
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) log
- 16.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 17.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 18.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 19.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) run (c) bun
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 21.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) mud (c) mug
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) rag (c) rug
- 23.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 24.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) g
- 25.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) b
- 26.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) log (c) fox
- 27.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) rod (c) nod
- 28.Change the “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) pot (c) cat
- 29.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 30.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) mug (c) rug
- 31.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) six (c) bed
- 32.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bag (c) bus
- 33.Which word is “hug”? (a) leg (b) bus (c) hug
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) cup
- 35.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) rat
- 36.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) tub
- 37.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) j
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bed (c) bud
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 40.Which word is “run”? (a) nut (b) run (c) red
Answer key
- tug
- cup
- o
- nut
- f
- sun
- log
- n
- fox
- d
- hug
- u
- rug
- tub
- box
- dog
- u
- bug
- sun
- o
- mug
- rug
- u
- b
- d
- fox
- rod
- cot
- u
- jug
- box
- bus
- hug
- bus
- dot
- tug
- t
- bud
- o
- run
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