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.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) box (c) fix
- 3.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) dog
- 4.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 5.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 6.🛁 Which word is this? (a) run (b) ten (c) tub
- 7.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) box (c) bus
- 8.🤗 Which word is this? (a) log (b) hug (c) hen
- 9.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 10.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) bug (c) tug
- 11.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) six (c) fox
- 12.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) gem (c) sum
- 13.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) box (c) bus
- 14.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
- 15.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pot (c) lot
- 16.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 17.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 18.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) nut (c) bat
- 19.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hip (b) hog (c) hop
- 20.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bat (c) box
- 21.Which word is “cup”? (a) cat (b) cup (c) nut
- 22.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) c
- 23.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) rug (c) cub
- 24.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) cut (c) nut
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) not (c) nut
- 26.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) c
- 27.Change the “n” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) not (c) dog
- 28.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) n
- 29.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) bat
- 30.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) hat (c) dog
- 31.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pan (c) bus
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rid (c) rot
- 33.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 34.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) l
- 35.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) pot (c) dot
- 36.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) f
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) bud (c) mud
- 38.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) ten (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fan (c) fin
- 40.☀️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) pen (c) sun
Answer key
- u
- fox
- fox
- bug
- o
- tub
- bus
- hug
- dog
- tug
- fox
- gum
- bus
- tub
- pot
- fox
- log
- nut
- hop
- box
- cup
- c
- rub
- nut
- not
- t
- dot
- d
- box
- dot
- run
- rod
- u
- h
- got
- b
- mud
- run
- fun
- sun
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