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: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dog (c) fog
- 2.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 3.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) six
- 4.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 5.Which word is “sun”? (a) pen (b) van (c) sun
- 6.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) v
- 7.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cup (c) cub
- 8.Change the “h” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) tug (c) hug
- 9.Change the “g” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bud (c) bus
- 10.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) run
- 11.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 12.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 13.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 14.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) dog (c) box
- 16.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) s
- 17.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 18.Which word is “run”? (a) can (b) tub (c) run
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) rid
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 21.Change the “d” in “bud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bud (c) bug
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) bun (c) fin
- 23.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hem (c) hum
- 25.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 26.Change the “t” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) dot (c) dog
- 27.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 28.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 29.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) l (c) v
- 30.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) net (c) hat
- 31.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) v
- 32.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) c
- 33.Which word is “nut”? (a) bat (b) tub (c) nut
- 34.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bus (c) tub
- 35.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 36.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) rub
- 37.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rot (c) got
- 38.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) top (c) cop
- 39.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) f
- 40.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) b
Answer key
- fog
- u
- fox
- fox
- sun
- s
- cup
- tug
- bud
- bus
- o
- o
- u
- u
- box
- b
- log
- run
- rod
- u
- bug
- fun
- bug
- hum
- o
- dog
- u
- dog
- l
- dot
- b
- c
- nut
- run
- u
- run
- not
- top
- f
- n
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