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.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bun
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 3.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) r
- 4.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) fun (c) fin
- 5.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) dug (c) hug
- 6.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) l
- 7.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) box
- 8.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) mop (c) hip
- 10.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bin (c) fox
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 12.Change the “j” in “jug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) jug (c) dug
- 13.Change the “d” in “dot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) nod
- 14.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) van
- 15.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 16.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 17.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 18.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 19.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) jug
- 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 21.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) nut (c) tub
- 22.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 23.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) h
- 24.Change the “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) rot
- 25.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) not (c) net
- 26.🤗 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) hug
- 27.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) dog (c) fog
- 28.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 29.Which word is “bus”? (a) hug (b) nut (c) bus
- 30.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) l (c) p
- 31.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) six
- 32.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) not (c) pot
- 33.Change the “l” in “log” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) dog (c) log
- 34.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 35.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 36.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) cot (c) rod
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) bug (c) bud
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 40.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) rat
Answer key
- bus
- bug
- d
- fun
- jug
- l
- dot
- dog
- hop
- box
- u
- dug
- not
- run
- u
- o
- bug
- log
- jog
- u
- nut
- fox
- h
- rot
- nut
- hug
- fog
- o
- bus
- s
- fox
- hot
- hog
- nod
- cup
- rot
- bud
- o
- o
- dot
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