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.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) hut (c) hot
- 3.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) sun
- 4.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) run (c) can
- 5.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 6.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) cat (c) tub
- 7.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) fun (c) fan
- 8.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) got (c) pot
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) dot (c) dog
- 10.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) c (c) d
- 11.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) pen (c) sun
- 12.Which word is “cup”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) map
- 13.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 14.Change the “m” in “mug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) mug (c) dug
- 15.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bat (c) tub
- 16.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) not (c) nod
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) hat
- 18.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 19.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) leg
- 20.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) rub (c) cup
- 21.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 22.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 23.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 24.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) r
- 25.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) dog (c) hen
- 26.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bud (c) mug
- 27.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hot (c) hog
- 28.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) jog (c) fog
- 29.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 30.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 31.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) ten (c) tub
- 32.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) fog (c) log
- 33.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) dog
- 34.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rug (c) tub
- 35.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) t
- 36.Change the “t” in “cot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cot (c) cup
- 37.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) six (c) bat
- 38.Change the “n” in “not” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) rot
- 39.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) z
- 40.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) lot (c) log
Answer key
- o
- hot
- sun
- run
- o
- nut
- fun
- got
- dot
- t
- sun
- cup
- u
- dug
- bus
- nod
- dot
- u
- hug
- cub
- dog
- log
- fox
- r
- hug
- mud
- hog
- fog
- o
- dog
- tub
- log
- fox
- tug
- f
- cop
- box
- rot
- b
- lot
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