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