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