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