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) ten (b) tub (c) run
- 2.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bus (c) run
- 3.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) can (c) tub
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 5.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 6.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 7.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) cat (c) dot
- 8.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) d
- 9.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 10.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) n
- 11.Which word is “hug”? (a) sun (b) hug (c) nut
- 12.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) b
- 13.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) fun
- 14.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) cut (c) hut
- 15.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) l
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 17.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rub (c) run
- 18.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 19.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) tug (c) rub
- 20.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) pot (c) not
- 21.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 23.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) cup (c) bus
- 24.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 25.Change the “l” in “lot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) lot (c) not
- 26.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 27.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) log
- 28.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) d
- 29.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) top (c) tap
- 31.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cop (c) mop
- 32.Change the “t” in “tug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dug (c) tug
- 33.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) nut (c) tub
- 34.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) l (c) g
- 35.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) dog
- 36.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bin (c) fun
- 37.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) w
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) pot (c) rat
- 39.Change the “p” in “pot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) hot (c) lot
- 40.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cop
Answer key
- run
- sun
- cup
- o
- dog
- bug
- dot
- d
- u
- n
- hug
- b
- sun
- hut
- f
- u
- rub
- log
- rug
- pot
- o
- u
- bus
- log
- not
- u
- fog
- d
- o
- top
- cop
- dug
- tub
- t
- fox
- bun
- r
- rot
- hot
- cup
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