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