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”.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) net (c) nut
- 2.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) got (c) hot
- 3.Change the “g” in “bug” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) sun (c) bug
- 4.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) p
- 5.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) b
- 6.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 7.Change the “h” in “hop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) map (c) mop
- 8.Change the “h” in “hop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) hop (c) top
- 9.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pat (c) pot
- 10.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) j (c) c
- 11.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) run (c) nut
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) log (c) lot
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) jug (c) rug
- 14.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cap (c) cup
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 16.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) hug
- 17.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) bug
- 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 20.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) dot
- 21.🚌 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bus (c) cup
- 22.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 23.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 24.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) sum (c) ham
- 26.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) d
- 27.🏃 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) run (c) hen
- 28.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 29.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) cut (c) cub
- 30.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) j
- 31.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) bus (c) sun
- 32.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) log (c) fox
- 33.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) j
- 34.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 35.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 36.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cat (c) cup
- 37.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 38.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) bug
- 39.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) h
- 40.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
Answer key
- nut
- got
- bun
- d
- b
- u
- mop
- cop
- pot
- n
- nut
- lot
- rug
- cup
- dog
- bus
- tub
- o
- tub
- dot
- bus
- u
- dog
- o
- hum
- d
- run
- log
- cut
- b
- sun
- fox
- h
- log
- u
- cut
- cup
- tub
- c
- tub
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids