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) c (b) d (c) m
- 2.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) rug (c) run
- 3.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 4.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bun
- 5.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) nut (c) zip
- 6.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fog (c) fox
- 7.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) n
- 8.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cap (c) cub
- 9.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 10.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) l
- 11.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) hot (c) not
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) log
- 13.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 14.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tub (c) bug
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hum (c) sun
- 16.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) l (c) n
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) mix (b) box (c) dot
- 18.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) h
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) bus (c) box
- 20.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) h
- 21.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) box (c) bed
- 23.Which word is “hug”? (a) dog (b) hug (c) run
- 24.🤗 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) sun (c) hug
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) hut (c) hug
- 26.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) hog
- 27.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 28.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 29.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 30.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 31.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 32.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) ten
- 33.☕ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) cap (c) cup
- 34.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 35.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) hot (c) dot
- 36.Change the “h” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) top (c) hop
- 37.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 38.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 39.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) tug (c) tub
- 40.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) m
Answer key
- d
- run
- u
- bud
- cup
- fog
- f
- cup
- fox
- l
- not
- log
- u
- bus
- sum
- n
- box
- c
- box
- r
- bus
- box
- hug
- hug
- hug
- dog
- o
- fox
- o
- dog
- o
- tub
- cup
- dog
- dot
- top
- bug
- u
- tug
- s
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