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