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.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 2.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 3.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) g (c) b
- 4.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hum (c) nut
- 5.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) j
- 6.⚫ Which word is this? (a) net (b) box (c) dot
- 7.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 8.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) hop (c) hot
- 10.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) dog
- 12.Which word is “tub”? (a) cup (b) ten (c) tub
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) rag (c) hug
- 14.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) l (c) b
- 15.🚌 Which word is this? (a) box (b) hug (c) bus
- 16.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) h
- 17.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bus
- 18.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) dog
- 19.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 20.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 21.📦 Which word is this? (a) log (b) bed (c) box
- 22.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) b
- 23.Change the “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) rot (c) lot
- 24.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 26.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) rot (c) not
- 27.🤗 Which word is this? (a) run (b) hug (c) hen
- 28.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) cup (c) hat
- 29.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 30.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) z
- 31.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) f
- 32.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) bug (c) run
- 33.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 34.Change the “h” in “hut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) cut
- 35.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 36.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 38.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) rot
- 39.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) dot
- 40.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) log
Answer key
- bug
- u
- t
- hut
- d
- dot
- u
- u
- hot
- dog
- jog
- tub
- rug
- b
- bus
- r
- bud
- fox
- nod
- u
- box
- b
- rot
- o
- bus
- not
- hug
- nut
- bus
- h
- b
- run
- bug
- cut
- log
- u
- u
- rod
- dot
- fog
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