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.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) s
- 2.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) bin (c) sun
- 3.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) six
- 4.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) m (c) c
- 5.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hat (c) hug
- 6.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 7.Change the “h” in “hog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) hog (c) fog
- 8.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 9.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 10.Which word is “sun”? (a) pen (b) bug (c) sun
- 11.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
- 12.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sum (c) hum
- 13.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 14.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) j (c) l
- 15.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cup
- 16.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) cup (c) bus
- 17.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rot (c) red
- 18.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) c
- 19.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) tub (c) sun
- 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 21.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) cat (c) nut
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bug
- 23.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) six (c) dog
- 24.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) run (c) bus
- 25.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) pot (c) pit
- 26.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) bun
- 27.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) n (c) v
- 28.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) b
- 29.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) s
- 30.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) can (c) lip
- 31.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) dot
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) hit (c) hut
- 33.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) sun (c) cup
- 34.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) hat
- 35.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) j
- 36.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) bed
- 37.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 38.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) rag (c) rug
- 39.Change the “s” in “sum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sum (c) hum
- 40.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
Answer key
- d
- sun
- fox
- c
- hug
- o
- fog
- u
- o
- sun
- fox
- gum
- u
- t
- cut
- bus
- rod
- b
- nut
- u
- nut
- bud
- box
- bus
- pot
- fun
- n
- b
- s
- cup
- dot
- hut
- cup
- hut
- h
- box
- log
- rug
- hum
- o
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