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) dot (b) rat (c) nut
- 2.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) n
- 3.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 4.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bed (c) bus
- 6.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) cup (c) map
- 7.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 8.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cop (c) cap
- 9.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) van (c) sun
- 10.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) hug (c) tug
- 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 12.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 13.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) run
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 15.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 16.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 17.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 18.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) top (c) tap
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) nut (c) bat
- 21.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cot (c) cop
- 22.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 23.☀️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) pen (c) sun
- 24.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) r
- 25.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) run (c) bus
- 26.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) tag (c) tug
- 27.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) tub (c) pen
- 28.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) box (c) dot
- 29.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) z
- 30.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 31.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rod (c) hot
- 32.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) b
- 33.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) box (c) log
- 34.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 35.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hut (c) nut
- 36.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) mud (c) mug
- 37.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 38.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cup (c) cut
- 40.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) f
Answer key
- dot
- n
- o
- bug
- box
- cup
- u
- cup
- sun
- dug
- o
- o
- tub
- u
- o
- dog
- u
- u
- top
- nut
- cop
- bug
- sun
- c
- run
- tug
- run
- dot
- h
- fox
- rot
- b
- box
- dog
- hut
- mug
- o
- u
- cub
- f
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