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