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