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.☕ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cup (c) cat
- 2.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) net (c) got
- 3.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 4.Change the “n” in “bun” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bun (c) bug
- 5.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 6.Which word is “tub”? (a) cup (b) run (c) tub
- 7.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) cop
- 8.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) dog
- 9.📦 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) bat
- 10.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) six
- 11.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 12.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) bus
- 13.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) bus (c) cup
- 14.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) v
- 15.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hot (c) cop
- 16.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cat
- 17.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bus
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) jog (c) box
- 19.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) sun (c) tub
- 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 21.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bed
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jug (c) rag
- 23.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mug (c) mud
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 25.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 26.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) c
- 27.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) ten (c) run
- 28.🏃 Which word is this? (a) can (b) pan (c) run
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) run (b) nut (c) tub
- 30.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 31.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) r
- 32.Change the “g” in “rug” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) ran (c) rug
- 33.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 34.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) d
- 35.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) run (b) rub (c) rug
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pot (c) rot
- 38.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) jog (c) hog
- 40.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
Answer key
- cup
- not
- u
- bug
- bug
- tub
- cot
- hug
- box
- fox
- u
- bus
- cup
- b
- cot
- cut
- bud
- box
- tub
- u
- bus
- rug
- mug
- u
- log
- c
- sun
- run
- nut
- o
- r
- run
- dog
- b
- u
- rub
- pot
- log
- hog
- dog
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