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