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