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