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