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 x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) s
- 2.🛁 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) tub (c) cup
- 3.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) cup (c) bug
- 4.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 5.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) s
- 6.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) hum (c) hug
- 7.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
- 8.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 9.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 10.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 11.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tip (b) top (c) mop
- 12.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) rod (c) cot
- 13.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 14.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) mop (c) top
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) not (c) hot
- 16.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 17.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 18.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) d
- 19.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cut
- 20.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) got (c) lot
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bug
- 22.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) red (c) can
- 23.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) c (c) r
- 24.Change the “h” in “hug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) bug (c) jug
- 25.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) box (c) bat
- 26.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) hug
- 27.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) b
- 28.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) tug
- 29.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) run (c) bun
- 31.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 32.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 33.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) fun (c) sun
- 34.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 35.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) hit
- 36.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) t
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) mop (c) cop
- 39.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 40.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) pin (c) tub
Answer key
- f
- tub
- cup
- dog
- b
- hug
- hog
- u
- log
- u
- top
- rot
- u
- mop
- hot
- fox
- o
- d
- cup
- got
- bun
- run
- c
- bug
- box
- mug
- b
- tub
- bug
- run
- o
- o
- run
- o
- hut
- b
- u
- mop
- bug
- sun
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