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