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.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 3.Which word is “dot”? (a) net (b) dot (c) hat
- 4.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) top (b) box (c) bad
- 6.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) net (c) hut
- 7.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) l
- 8.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) c (c) g
- 9.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) lot (c) cot
- 10.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) ten (c) tap
- 11.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) b
- 12.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 13.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 15.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 16.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fog (c) fox
- 17.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 18.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 19.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) fog
- 20.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) t
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) sum
- 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 23.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) box (c) bin
- 24.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) log (c) dog
- 25.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 26.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) hut (c) nut
- 27.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 28.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) cup (c) tub
- 29.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) tub (c) bus
- 30.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 31.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) gum (c) gem
- 32.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) tug (c) hug
- 33.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 34.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) bus (c) cap
- 35.Change the “d” in “dot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) hat (c) hot
- 36.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 37.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) z (c) d
- 38.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) sun
- 39.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) hop (c) hog
- 40.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) rat (c) nut
Answer key
- o
- bug
- dot
- u
- box
- nut
- l
- c
- cot
- tub
- b
- o
- dog
- fox
- log
- fox
- f
- fox
- dog
- h
- hum
- u
- box
- dog
- u
- hut
- bug
- bus
- bus
- o
- gum
- tug
- o
- cup
- hot
- u
- d
- tub
- hop
- nut
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