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.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 2.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dot (c) dog
- 3.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cop (c) cut
- 4.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) sun (c) nut
- 5.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) six (c) fox
- 6.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cot
- 8.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) b
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dot (c) not
- 10.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 11.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) n
- 12.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pot (c) dot
- 13.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) pin
- 14.Change the “g” in “got” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) not (c) got
- 15.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 16.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) dot
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 18.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) box (c) bus
- 19.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) log (c) lot
- 20.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) c
- 21.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 22.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 23.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) bug (c) hug
- 24.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 25.Which word is “sun”? (a) van (b) sun (c) tub
- 26.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) rug (c) bug
- 27.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 28.Change the “g” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hit (b) hug (c) hut
- 29.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hut (c) hug
- 30.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 31.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) box (c) bin
- 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 33.Change the “l” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) lot (c) hot
- 34.☕ Which word is this? (a) map (b) bus (c) cup
- 35.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hum (c) gum
- 36.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mug (c) bud
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 38.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) not (c) nod
- 39.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 40.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) s
Answer key
- u
- dog
- cup
- cup
- fox
- u
- cut
- b
- dot
- dog
- n
- dot
- sun
- not
- bug
- fox
- dot
- bus
- lot
- c
- o
- dog
- tug
- u
- sun
- rug
- u
- hut
- hut
- log
- box
- u
- got
- cup
- hum
- mud
- u
- not
- o
- s
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