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.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) run (c) bun
- 2.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) lot (c) dot
- 3.Which word is “run”? (a) nut (b) bus (c) run
- 4.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 5.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) b
- 6.🤗 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) tub (c) hug
- 7.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) log (b) lot (c) let
- 8.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) d
- 9.Which word is “dot”? (a) log (b) bat (c) dot
- 10.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) dog (c) fox
- 11.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) m
- 12.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.☕ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cup (c) map
- 15.Change the “c” in “cut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hat (c) cut
- 16.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) d
- 17.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 18.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 19.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) cup (c) hat
- 20.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 21.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 22.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) not (c) nod
- 23.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) pen (c) sun
- 24.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) tub (c) tug
- 25.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 26.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) not (c) pot
- 27.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) r
- 28.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) d
- 29.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) hot (c) lot
- 30.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 31.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sum (c) sun
- 32.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) f (c) t
- 33.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) van (c) run
- 34.⚫ Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bat (c) dot
- 35.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 36.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 37.🚌 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bus (c) box
- 38.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) dot (c) rot
- 39.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bus
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hog (c) dog
Answer key
- bun
- got
- run
- log
- b
- hug
- lot
- b
- dot
- fox
- b
- u
- o
- cup
- hut
- d
- dog
- o
- hug
- u
- o
- not
- sun
- tub
- log
- not
- r
- h
- dot
- u
- sum
- t
- sun
- dot
- o
- u
- bus
- rot
- bud
- hog
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