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