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) bus (b) box (c) nut
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 3.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) six
- 5.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 6.Change the “d” in “dot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) dot (c) lot
- 7.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dog (c) dug
- 9.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 10.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) t
- 11.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dot (c) pot
- 12.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 13.Which word is “nut”? (a) dot (b) nut (c) tub
- 14.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) j
- 15.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) z
- 16.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) v (c) d
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) box (b) net (c) dot
- 18.Which word is “hug”? (a) log (b) bus (c) hug
- 19.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) hum (c) sum
- 20.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) d (c) c
- 21.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) c
- 22.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) cup (c) nut
- 23.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) tug (c) tub
- 24.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bun
- 25.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 26.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) rug (c) rag
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) hog (c) hot
- 28.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) run
- 29.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) z (c) b
- 30.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) bus (c) cup
- 31.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 32.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 33.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) rot (c) log
- 34.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) hop (c) mop
- 36.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 37.Which word is “tub”? (a) bus (b) tub (c) tap
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) mug (c) rug
- 39.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 40.Change the “d” in “dug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tag (c) dug
Answer key
- bus
- bug
- u
- fox
- o
- lot
- jog
- dog
- bug
- t
- dot
- o
- nut
- f
- c
- d
- dot
- hug
- sum
- n
- b
- cup
- tug
- bus
- dog
- rug
- hot
- run
- b
- cup
- fox
- u
- lot
- log
- mop
- o
- tub
- mug
- log
- tug
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