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) h (b) c (c) t
- 2.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) van (c) sun
- 3.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) rat
- 4.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) ten (c) sun
- 5.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) l (c) h
- 6.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) tub (c) hug
- 7.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bud (c) mad
- 8.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 9.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) lot (c) got
- 10.🥜 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) hat (c) nut
- 11.Change the “f” in “fog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 12.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) dog (c) box
- 13.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) leg (c) log
- 14.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) rod
- 15.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) s
- 16.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 17.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) box (c) big
- 19.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) s
- 20.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cub (c) cup
- 21.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 22.🚌 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) bus
- 23.Change the “d” in “dot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hat (c) dot
- 24.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 25.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 26.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) gum (c) sum
- 27.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 28.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) cub
- 29.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 30.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 31.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) n
- 32.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 33.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) p
- 34.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) jog (c) hug
- 35.Change the “d” in “dot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) got (c) lot
- 36.Which word is “run”? (a) red (b) bin (c) run
- 37.Change the “r” in “rot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) rot (c) dot
- 38.Change the “s” in “bus” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) bus
- 39.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 40.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
Answer key
- c
- sun
- nut
- sun
- l
- tub
- mud
- o
- lot
- nut
- jog
- box
- log
- rot
- d
- o
- u
- box
- s
- cup
- u
- bus
- hot
- bug
- u
- sum
- dog
- rub
- bud
- o
- f
- o
- h
- jug
- lot
- run
- got
- bug
- log
- dog
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