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