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