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