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.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 2.Which word is “box”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) box
- 3.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 4.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) six
- 5.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) b
- 6.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) dot
- 7.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) six
- 8.Change the “b” in “bug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) rub (c) rug
- 9.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) nut (c) tub
- 10.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) cot (c) hot
- 11.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sun (c) sum
- 12.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) lip
- 13.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cop (c) cap
- 14.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) six (c) bag
- 15.Which word is “dot”? (a) log (b) dot (c) bat
- 16.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) bun
- 17.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) n
- 18.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) rod (c) red
- 19.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 20.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) j (c) c
- 21.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) lot (c) pot
- 22.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 23.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) j
- 24.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 25.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) run
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bug (c) bus
- 27.Which word is “bus”? (a) cup (b) bus (c) run
- 28.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 29.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 30.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) mop
- 31.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 32.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 33.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) s (c) w
- 34.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) dog
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) jog (c) hog
- 36.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) top
- 37.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) nut (c) not
- 38.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) w
- 39.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 40.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
Answer key
- u
- box
- fox
- fox
- b
- pot
- fox
- rug
- tub
- cot
- sum
- cup
- cup
- box
- dot
- sun
- n
- rod
- dog
- c
- lot
- dog
- b
- o
- run
- bug
- bus
- u
- u
- hop
- o
- log
- s
- dot
- hog
- top
- nut
- h
- u
- o
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