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.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cop (c) cap
- 2.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) f
- 3.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) dot (c) bug
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) box (c) bug
- 6.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) f
- 7.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) six
- 8.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) lot (c) hot
- 9.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) v
- 10.Which word is “hug”? (a) leg (b) hen (c) hug
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) not (c) pot
- 12.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) v
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) red (c) rod
- 14.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) b
- 15.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) six (c) fox
- 16.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 17.Which word is “tub”? (a) sun (b) run (c) tub
- 18.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) top (c) tip
- 19.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) h (c) l
- 20.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) fog
- 22.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hot (c) not
- 23.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 24.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) fog (c) jog
- 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 26.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) gum (c) hum
- 27.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) hug (c) mug
- 28.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 29.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 30.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) sun (c) bat
- 31.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fog (c) fox
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 33.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) bug (c) bin
- 34.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) cup (c) cut
- 35.Change the “g” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bug
- 36.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) j
- 37.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) j
- 38.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) tug (c) dug
- 39.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) hug (c) jug
- 40.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
Answer key
- cup
- f
- o
- nut
- box
- n
- fox
- hot
- d
- hug
- pot
- c
- rod
- b
- fox
- u
- tub
- top
- h
- o
- fox
- hot
- dog
- jog
- u
- gum
- rug
- o
- dog
- nut
- fox
- u
- run
- cut
- bud
- d
- s
- tug
- jug
- u
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