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 “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 2.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 3.Which word is “dot”? (a) log (b) nut (c) dot
- 4.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 5.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) box (c) fox
- 6.Change the “d” in “bud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bud
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) cub (c) tub
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) jog (c) dog
- 9.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fog (c) log
- 10.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) hut (c) cat
- 11.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 12.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) run (c) red
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 14.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 15.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bat (c) box
- 16.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 17.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) m
- 18.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) box
- 19.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bud (c) mud
- 20.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 21.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 22.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) l
- 23.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 24.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) sun (c) run
- 25.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) leg (c) dog
- 26.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) six
- 27.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) d (c) s
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) map (b) bug (c) cup
- 29.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) tub
- 30.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) fog (c) log
- 32.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 33.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) b
- 34.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) pat (c) hot
- 35.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) cot (c) cop
- 36.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) t
- 37.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) bug
- 39.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) mug (c) dug
- 40.Change the “n” in “not” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rot (c) got
Answer key
- dog
- bun
- dot
- o
- fox
- bug
- tub
- dog
- fog
- cut
- u
- run
- o
- bug
- box
- u
- b
- box
- bud
- dog
- u
- l
- fox
- run
- hug
- fox
- d
- cup
- bus
- fox
- log
- o
- n
- pot
- cop
- r
- u
- bug
- mug
- rot
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