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 “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) box (c) fed
- 2.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) six (c) fox
- 3.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) hug (c) bus
- 4.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) r (c) d
- 5.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) dig (c) dug
- 6.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) hug (c) nut
- 7.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) six (c) dot
- 8.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) rug (c) run
- 9.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 10.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) f
- 11.Change the “h” in “hug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) hug (c) dug
- 12.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) can (c) tub
- 13.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) top (c) mop
- 14.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 15.Change the “h” in “hop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) hop
- 16.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) dog (c) sun
- 17.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) c
- 18.☕ Which word is this? (a) hug (b) sun (c) cup
- 19.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) d
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) hot (c) hog
- 21.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 22.🤗 Which word is this? (a) log (b) sun (c) hug
- 23.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tub (c) bus
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) dog (c) fog
- 25.Which word is “run”? (a) ten (b) run (c) hug
- 26.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rub (c) tub
- 27.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) bus (c) box
- 28.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) b
- 29.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) bin (c) sun
- 30.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 31.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) fog
- 32.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) j
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rot (c) cot
- 34.Change the “f” in “fog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) jog (c) fog
- 35.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 36.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bug (c) nut
- 37.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) p
- 38.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) l
- 39.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 40.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) w (c) c
Answer key
- box
- fox
- bus
- d
- dug
- nut
- box
- rug
- log
- f
- dug
- run
- mop
- o
- mop
- hug
- b
- cup
- r
- hog
- o
- hug
- tub
- dog
- run
- tub
- bus
- b
- sun
- o
- fog
- t
- rot
- jog
- u
- nut
- h
- l
- u
- c
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