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