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 this? (a) rat (b) nut (c) bat
- 2.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) jug (c) dug
- 3.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) hot (c) pot
- 4.☕ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cup (c) cat
- 5.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 6.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) bat
- 7.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dug (c) jug
- 8.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) box
- 9.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) rub (c) cup
- 10.Which word is “sun”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) hug
- 11.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 12.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) box
- 13.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dog (c) bag
- 14.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fun (c) run
- 15.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) sun (c) bug
- 16.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) d
- 17.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 18.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 19.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 20.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) r
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) got (c) box
- 22.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rot (c) got
- 23.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) bug (c) tug
- 24.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) jug (c) mug
- 25.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) tub (c) sun
- 26.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) hat
- 27.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 28.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 29.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) log
- 30.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 31.Change the “n” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dot (c) not
- 32.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) z
- 33.Which word is “cup”? (a) tap (b) bug (c) cup
- 34.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) fun (c) sun
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) cop (c) mop
- 36.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) c
- 37.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) hog (c) fog
- 38.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) rot
- 39.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) w
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mud (c) bud
Answer key
- nut
- tug
- cot
- cup
- o
- box
- jug
- bus
- cub
- sun
- u
- fox
- box
- fun
- run
- s
- bug
- fox
- u
- b
- box
- rot
- tug
- mug
- tub
- nut
- dog
- u
- dot
- o
- dot
- b
- cup
- fun
- mop
- n
- fog
- lot
- b
- mud
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