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.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) d
- 2.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) pot
- 3.⚫ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) net
- 4.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 5.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 6.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) fun (c) bun
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tub (c) lip
- 9.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) b
- 10.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bus (c) tub
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) nut (c) cut
- 12.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) cup (c) bus
- 13.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) run
- 14.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 15.Change the “c” in “cut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) cut (c) hut
- 16.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) nut
- 17.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) g (c) t
- 18.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 19.🥜 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bus (c) nut
- 20.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) rod (c) not
- 21.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 22.Change the “d” in “dot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) cot (c) pot
- 23.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) log
- 24.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cot (c) cut
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 26.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) hum (c) gum
- 27.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) tub
- 28.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) r
- 29.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 30.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cap (c) cup
- 31.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) n
- 32.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) tip (c) top
- 33.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 34.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hut (c) sum
- 35.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) rub
- 36.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bad
- 37.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hum (c) hem
- 39.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) log (c) dot
- 40.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) tub (c) hug
Answer key
- d
- not
- dot
- dog
- u
- u
- bun
- cup
- b
- bus
- hut
- bus
- tub
- log
- nut
- sun
- s
- o
- nut
- nod
- log
- cot
- fox
- cut
- nut
- gum
- cub
- d
- o
- cup
- n
- top
- bug
- hum
- rug
- bud
- dog
- hum
- box
- hug
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