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 “dot”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) rat
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) cup
- 3.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) fog (c) jog
- 4.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) h (c) t
- 5.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 6.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) t
- 7.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 8.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) p
- 9.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) mud (c) bud
- 10.Which word is “bus”? (a) box (b) sun (c) bus
- 11.Which word is “sun”? (a) hug (b) can (c) sun
- 12.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mad (c) mug
- 13.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bug
- 14.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 15.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) h
- 16.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) cot (c) dot
- 17.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 18.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) r
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) run (b) mug (c) rug
- 20.Change the “d” in “dot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) got (c) dot
- 21.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) f (c) r
- 22.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) cup (c) lip
- 23.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) tub (c) cup
- 24.Which word is “run”? (a) bug (b) run (c) sun
- 25.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 26.Change the “c” in “cot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) cot (c) got
- 27.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) s
- 28.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 29.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bud
- 30.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) lot (c) rot
- 31.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 32.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) run (c) jug
- 33.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 34.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) b
- 35.⚫ Which word is this? (a) net (b) dot (c) rat
- 36.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 37.Which word is “nut”? (a) run (b) bat (c) nut
- 38.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pin (c) can
- 39.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 40.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
Answer key
- dot
- cub
- jog
- t
- o
- h
- hut
- d
- mud
- bus
- sun
- mud
- bus
- u
- b
- rot
- u
- s
- rug
- cot
- r
- cup
- cub
- run
- dog
- got
- l
- dog
- bus
- lot
- fox
- rug
- o
- b
- dot
- o
- nut
- run
- u
- u
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