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