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