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.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 2.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) nut
- 3.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 4.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 5.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) d (c) b
- 6.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) hop
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 8.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) run (c) nut
- 9.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) hat
- 10.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) log
- 11.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 12.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) m
- 13.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) fog (c) jog
- 14.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) m
- 15.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) bug (c) mug
- 16.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) can (c) run
- 17.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) p
- 18.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 19.Change the “g” in “rug” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) run (c) bun
- 20.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) cot (c) cat
- 21.Change the “l” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) got (c) lot
- 22.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 23.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 24.Change the “t” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) hot
- 25.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) got (c) pot
- 26.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) cop (c) top
- 27.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 28.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 29.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 30.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) dog (c) box
- 31.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bed
- 32.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) bus
- 33.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) c
- 34.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) t
- 35.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 36.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cat (c) cap
- 37.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 38.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) got (c) pet
- 39.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 40.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) g
Answer key
- u
- cup
- o
- dog
- d
- hog
- gum
- sun
- dot
- fox
- gum
- b
- jog
- t
- bug
- sun
- l
- bug
- run
- cot
- got
- u
- o
- hog
- pot
- cop
- u
- dog
- log
- box
- bus
- run
- c
- f
- o
- cup
- log
- pot
- bug
- n
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