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