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: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) bun
- 2.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) n
- 3.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hop (c) mop
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) rot (c) rat
- 5.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) c
- 6.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) bus (c) sun
- 7.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) bus
- 8.Which word is “hug”? (a) hen (b) hug (c) bag
- 9.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) cup (c) bug
- 10.Which word is “tub”? (a) nut (b) web (c) tub
- 11.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) can (c) run
- 12.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 13.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) not (c) cot
- 14.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) ham (c) hum
- 15.Which word is “cup”? (a) run (b) cup (c) zip
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 17.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) cup
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) jug (c) bug
- 19.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) j (c) t
- 20.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 21.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 22.Change the “r” in “rot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) not (c) rot
- 23.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) j
- 24.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) mug
- 25.Change the “h” in “hug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hug (c) jug
- 26.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) rat (c) hat
- 27.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) tip (c) mop
- 28.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) t
- 29.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fog
- 30.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) hum (c) sum
- 31.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) v (c) b
- 32.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cup (c) cut
- 33.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) cop (c) top
- 34.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bit (c) bag
- 35.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) dot
- 36.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) top (c) mop
- 37.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) j
- 38.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 39.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) rot
- 40.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) w
Answer key
- sun
- n
- mop
- rot
- c
- bus
- bus
- hug
- nut
- tub
- run
- nod
- cot
- hum
- cup
- u
- sun
- bug
- d
- dog
- log
- not
- d
- mud
- jug
- dot
- top
- t
- fox
- sum
- b
- cup
- cop
- box
- box
- top
- h
- dog
- pot
- f
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