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