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.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 2.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) net (c) nut
- 3.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) v
- 4.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) b
- 5.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) lot (c) cot
- 6.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 7.⚫ Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) dog
- 8.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) n
- 9.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) not (c) nod
- 10.Which word is “cup”? (a) cat (b) lip (c) cup
- 11.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 12.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 13.Change the “h” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) tip (c) top
- 14.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) dog (c) fog
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) box (c) six
- 16.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bus
- 17.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) log
- 18.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 19.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 20.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) h
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tap (c) cop
- 22.Change the “g” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hit (c) hut
- 23.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) d
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 25.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 26.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 27.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) v (c) t
- 28.Change the “c” in “cot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) cot (c) dot
- 29.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cap
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) red (c) rod
- 31.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 32.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 33.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) cup (b) sun (c) bus
- 35.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 36.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) fox
- 37.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hug (c) hum
- 38.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bun (c) run
- 39.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) tap (c) sun
- 40.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) s (c) w
Answer key
- dog
- nut
- f
- b
- lot
- dog
- dot
- n
- nod
- cup
- log
- o
- top
- fog
- box
- bus
- box
- u
- u
- h
- top
- hut
- d
- tub
- u
- u
- t
- dot
- cup
- rod
- log
- bug
- o
- bus
- u
- fog
- hut
- bun
- tub
- s
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