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