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.Which word is “cup”? (a) map (b) cup (c) hug
- 2.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 3.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) hot (c) lot
- 5.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 6.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 7.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bus (c) mug
- 8.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 9.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) c
- 10.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) f
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 12.⚫ Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) hat
- 13.☀️ Which word is this? (a) six (b) can (c) sun
- 14.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) nut (c) hug
- 15.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bug (c) cup
- 16.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) bus
- 17.Which word is “hug”? (a) hat (b) run (c) hug
- 18.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tap (c) nut
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) sun (c) rub
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 21.Which word is “dot”? (a) rat (b) box (c) dot
- 22.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) w
- 23.Change the “c” in “cut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hit (c) hut
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) top (c) mop
- 25.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) c (c) r
- 26.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 27.Change the “l” in “lot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) lot (c) cot
- 28.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) pot
- 29.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) box
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rid (c) red
- 31.Change the “n” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) lot (c) not
- 32.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) mop (c) map
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) dot (c) pot
- 34.Change the “f” in “fog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) hog
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) m (c) n
- 36.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) nut (c) cut
- 37.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) box (c) fox
- 38.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) lot (c) leg
- 39.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 40.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- cup
- dog
- o
- lot
- bug
- tub
- bug
- o
- l
- s
- hog
- dot
- sun
- nut
- tub
- box
- hug
- cup
- run
- u
- dot
- b
- hut
- top
- r
- u
- cot
- rot
- bus
- rod
- dot
- mop
- pot
- hog
- n
- nut
- box
- log
- u
- o
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