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 x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) d
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 3.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) got (c) pot
- 4.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bin (c) box
- 5.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 6.Which word is “run”? (a) ten (b) rat (c) run
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mad (c) mud
- 8.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cup (c) cut
- 9.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) got (b) box (c) fog
- 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 12.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) d
- 13.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) bug
- 14.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 15.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) c
- 16.Change the “j” in “jog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) jog (c) log
- 17.Change the “h” in “hog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) fox
- 18.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 19.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) c
- 20.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) lit (c) rot
- 21.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 22.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) r
- 23.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) nut (c) not
- 26.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) box
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hit (c) hut
- 28.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) bin (c) box
- 29.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sum (c) gem
- 30.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 31.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) ran (c) rub
- 32.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) r
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 34.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) p
- 35.Which word is “hug”? (a) leg (b) hug (c) hat
- 36.Which word is “sun”? (a) nut (b) pin (c) sun
- 37.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) j (c) s
- 38.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) map (c) cap
- 39.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) c
- 40.Change the “h” in “hog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) log
Answer key
- b
- o
- pot
- box
- u
- run
- mud
- cut
- bug
- box
- o
- d
- bus
- dog
- n
- log
- fog
- dog
- b
- lot
- log
- c
- u
- u
- nut
- fox
- hut
- box
- gum
- o
- run
- b
- o
- h
- hug
- sun
- s
- cup
- t
- jog
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