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