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