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