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.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 2.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) p
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 4.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 5.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hem
- 6.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 7.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) d
- 8.Change the “h” in “hug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) jig (c) jug
- 9.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 10.Change the “h” in “hog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) log
- 11.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fin (c) fun
- 12.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) m (c) b
- 13.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 14.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 16.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) sum (c) hum
- 17.Which word is “run”? (a) tub (b) run (c) hug
- 18.Change the “g” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) rub (c) cub
- 19.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) rot (c) pot
- 20.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) nut (c) hat
- 21.Change the “g” in “got” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) not (c) dot
- 22.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bin (c) bus
- 23.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) run (c) can
- 24.Change the “d” in “dot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) not (c) dot
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) not (c) lot
- 26.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) b
- 27.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cap (c) cub
- 28.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dog (b) cat (c) dot
- 29.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) six
- 30.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) bag
- 31.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) bug (c) nut
- 32.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) hop (c) top
- 33.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 34.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 35.Which word is “cup”? (a) cat (b) cup (c) run
- 36.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 37.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 38.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 40.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) hug (c) sun
Answer key
- u
- l
- u
- log
- hum
- bug
- b
- jug
- o
- jog
- fun
- d
- u
- u
- sum
- sum
- run
- rub
- pot
- hug
- not
- box
- run
- pot
- not
- c
- cup
- dot
- fox
- box
- nut
- top
- o
- u
- cup
- o
- log
- bug
- o
- hug
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