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