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 this? (a) bag (b) box (c) bus
- 2.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) v (c) p
- 4.Change the “m” in “mug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) dug (c) dog
- 5.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) l
- 6.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) bug (c) nut
- 7.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) tub (c) rub
- 8.☕ Which word is this? (a) cap (b) sun (c) cup
- 9.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) not
- 10.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cup (c) cub
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) mug (c) hug
- 12.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) sun (c) leg
- 13.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) f
- 14.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) cup (c) tap
- 15.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) z
- 16.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) mug
- 17.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) l
- 18.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) log (c) lot
- 19.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 20.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) dot (c) cot
- 21.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) run (c) bus
- 22.Change the “l” in “lot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) not (c) lot
- 23.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) g (c) h
- 24.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 25.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 26.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 27.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) run (c) hug
- 28.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) not
- 29.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 30.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) got (c) pot
- 31.Which word is “sun”? (a) van (b) ten (c) sun
- 32.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 33.🏃 Which word is this? (a) van (b) run (c) hen
- 34.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) net (c) cot
- 35.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) ten (c) tub
- 36.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 37.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) tub (c) cup
- 38.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) box (c) fox
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) top
- 40.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) log
Answer key
- box
- u
- n
- dug
- b
- nut
- rub
- cup
- nod
- cup
- hug
- hug
- f
- cup
- r
- mud
- d
- lot
- o
- cot
- bus
- not
- h
- o
- u
- log
- run
- nut
- o
- pot
- sun
- log
- run
- not
- tub
- u
- cub
- fox
- hop
- dot
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