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 “fox”? (a) dog (b) six (c) fox
- 2.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) box (c) bud
- 3.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 4.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) rot
- 5.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) c
- 6.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 7.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) hut (c) net
- 8.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) run (c) rat
- 9.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) d
- 10.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 11.Change the “b” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) fun (c) sun
- 12.Which word is “nut”? (a) bug (b) nut (c) sun
- 13.Change the “m” in “mug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) rug (c) mug
- 14.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) d (c) r
- 15.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) mud (c) bud
- 16.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) run (c) rug
- 17.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 18.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) bed (c) bus
- 19.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) dot
- 20.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) tug (c) tub
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 23.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 24.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) pen (c) hug
- 25.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) j (c) b
- 26.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) run
- 27.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) tub (c) ten
- 28.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bed (c) bun
- 29.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 30.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fig (c) jog
- 31.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 32.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) nut (c) not
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) sun (c) ran
- 34.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 35.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) van (c) sun
- 36.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) cup
- 37.Change the “r” in “rot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) rot (c) cot
- 38.☕ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) nut (c) cup
- 39.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) bus
- 40.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fox (c) fix
Answer key
- fox
- box
- dog
- rod
- s
- u
- nut
- run
- b
- tub
- sun
- nut
- dug
- d
- bud
- rug
- u
- bus
- fox
- u
- tug
- o
- u
- sun
- b
- hug
- tub
- bud
- nod
- fog
- u
- not
- run
- bug
- sun
- cub
- cot
- cup
- bus
- fox
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