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 x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) b
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 3.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 4.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 5.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 6.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) w
- 7.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) dot (c) pot
- 8.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) g
- 9.Change the “c” in “cub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) rub (c) cub
- 10.Which word is “dot”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) fox
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bad (c) box
- 12.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 13.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 14.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) web (c) nut
- 15.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pin (c) van
- 16.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) c
- 17.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 18.🛁 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) tub (c) web
- 19.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cot
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hut (c) hug
- 21.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 22.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) dog
- 23.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) pot (c) rat
- 24.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) d
- 25.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 26.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 27.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 28.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) dot
- 29.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 30.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 31.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) top (c) mop
- 32.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) sun
- 33.Change the “t” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hot (c) hop
- 34.Which word is “box”? (a) bus (b) box (c) fox
- 35.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) p
- 36.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) hot (c) hop
- 37.Change the “n” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bun
- 38.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) run (c) cup
- 39.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) h (c) w
- 40.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
Answer key
- b
- cup
- log
- bug
- log
- f
- pot
- d
- rub
- dot
- box
- fox
- o
- tub
- run
- c
- fox
- tub
- cut
- hut
- sum
- box
- rot
- d
- o
- o
- u
- fox
- u
- u
- mop
- sun
- hog
- box
- s
- hot
- bus
- cup
- t
- bug
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