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