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