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”.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) h
- 2.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hop (c) hot
- 3.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) g
- 4.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) six (c) fox
- 5.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) cup
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) not (c) hot
- 7.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) r (c) m
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) bus (c) run
- 9.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 10.Which word is “run”? (a) red (b) run (c) pan
- 11.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 12.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) tub
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hum (c) cut
- 14.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) d
- 15.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) run (c) bun
- 16.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) f
- 17.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 18.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bag
- 19.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) h
- 20.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) cat (c) hug
- 21.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) jog (c) dog
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) tug (c) tub
- 23.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) bus (c) run
- 24.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 25.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bun (c) bus
- 27.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hog (c) jog
- 28.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bat (c) box
- 29.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) sum (c) hum
- 30.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 31.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) mug (c) dug
- 32.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 33.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) v
- 34.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) rat (c) dot
- 35.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) dug (c) rug
- 36.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 37.Which word is “sun”? (a) bin (b) sun (c) van
- 38.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 39.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) rug (c) mug
- 40.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) t
Answer key
- b
- hop
- b
- box
- nut
- hot
- r
- cup
- o
- run
- fox
- tub
- hut
- n
- bun
- s
- u
- bus
- f
- nut
- dog
- tub
- bus
- log
- o
- bus
- hog
- box
- sum
- dog
- mug
- u
- b
- dot
- rug
- bug
- sun
- log
- mug
- t
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids