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 “j” in “jug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) bug (c) jug
- 2.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) f
- 3.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 4.🏃 Which word is this? (a) red (b) pin (c) run
- 5.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jug (c) jig
- 6.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) six (c) fox
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bug (c) bus
- 8.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) can (c) sun
- 9.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) bug
- 10.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) b
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) not (c) log
- 12.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) s
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) hot (c) hat
- 14.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bed
- 15.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) b
- 16.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 17.🛁 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cup (c) tub
- 18.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 19.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) z
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 21.Change the “r” in “rug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mug (c) dug
- 22.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hum (c) hut
- 23.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) rug (c) rub
- 25.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) nut (c) hat
- 26.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) b
- 27.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 28.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 29.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) six
- 30.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) bug (c) web
- 31.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) map (c) mop
- 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 33.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 34.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) ham (c) hum
- 36.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) cut (c) lot
- 37.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 38.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) run (c) cup
- 39.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) d
- 40.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
Answer key
- bug
- f
- u
- run
- jug
- fox
- bun
- cup
- box
- b
- lot
- d
- hot
- bud
- b
- o
- tub
- u
- s
- o
- dug
- hum
- o
- rug
- nut
- b
- log
- o
- fox
- tub
- mop
- o
- u
- u
- hum
- cot
- log
- cup
- t
- dog
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