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 “bus”? (a) bag (b) sun (c) bus
- 2.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) sun
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) j
- 4.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) pen (c) ten
- 5.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) run (c) cup
- 6.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) b
- 7.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) d
- 8.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cut (c) nut
- 9.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 10.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) tub (c) web
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 12.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 13.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) six
- 14.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) van (c) hen
- 15.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) not (c) rot
- 16.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) dog (c) hug
- 17.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) fog (c) hog
- 18.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) box
- 19.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) map (c) mop
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cat (c) run
- 21.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 22.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) got (c) hot
- 24.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) hat (c) nut
- 25.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) f (c) n
- 26.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 27.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rod (c) rot
- 28.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bed (c) cup
- 29.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 31.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) s (c) d
- 32.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 33.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 34.Change the “p” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hit (c) hot
- 35.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 36.Change the “c” in “cot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) cot (c) hot
- 37.Change the “j” in “jug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) jug (c) bud
- 38.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) fog (c) hog
- 39.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dog (c) dot
Answer key
- bus
- tub
- n
- run
- cup
- b
- c
- cut
- log
- tub
- u
- u
- fox
- sun
- rot
- hug
- hog
- box
- mop
- nut
- u
- bug
- cot
- dot
- f
- log
- rot
- bus
- tub
- u
- s
- dog
- o
- hot
- u
- lot
- bug
- fog
- dog
- dog
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