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.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 2.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 3.Change the “n” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 4.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) cup (c) sun
- 5.Change the “g” in “dog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) dog (c) got
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bus
- 7.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 8.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) d
- 9.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) w
- 10.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bun
- 12.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) hug (c) hum
- 13.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) d
- 14.Which word is “cup”? (a) hug (b) cup (c) nut
- 15.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) n
- 16.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) six
- 17.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) zip (c) cup
- 18.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) dot (c) dog
- 19.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) cat (c) cut
- 20.Which word is “box”? (a) bug (b) dog (c) box
- 21.Which word is “nut”? (a) bat (b) run (c) nut
- 22.🚌 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) bus
- 23.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) dot
- 24.Change the “f” in “fog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dog (c) fog
- 25.📦 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) six (c) box
- 26.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) f
- 27.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) pot (c) dot
- 29.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) rub (c) tub
- 30.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) web
- 31.🤗 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) hug (c) hen
- 32.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 33.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 34.Change the “m” in “mug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) mug (c) rug
- 35.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) hug (c) tub
- 36.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) r
- 37.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) cat
- 38.Change the “j” in “jug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) mug (c) rug
- 39.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fog
Answer key
- u
- log
- bus
- sun
- dot
- bus
- u
- d
- r
- u
- bun
- hug
- d
- cup
- n
- fox
- cup
- dot
- cut
- box
- nut
- bus
- lot
- dog
- box
- c
- o
- pot
- tub
- tub
- hug
- o
- o
- hug
- tub
- s
- dot
- rug
- o
- fox
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