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) bud (b) bun (c) bus
- 2.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) fog (c) dug
- 3.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) cat (c) run
- 5.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 6.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cub (c) cup
- 7.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bat (c) sun
- 8.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) mud (c) bug
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) jog (c) hog
- 10.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) box (c) net
- 11.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) h (c) p
- 12.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) rub (c) run
- 13.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) log
- 14.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) sun (c) van
- 15.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) l (c) t
- 16.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 17.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) nut (c) hen
- 18.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 19.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) z
- 20.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) dug (c) rub
- 21.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 22.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) dug (c) rug
- 23.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) bus (c) box
- 24.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 25.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) hen
- 26.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) l
- 27.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 28.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 29.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) fun (c) sun
- 30.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) bus
- 31.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) beg (c) bug
- 32.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) dog
- 33.Which word is “cup”? (a) tap (b) cap (c) cup
- 34.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bad (c) bud
- 35.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 36.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) g (c) b
- 37.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pot (c) dot
- 38.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) hum (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) rub (c) tub
- 40.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
Answer key
- bus
- dog
- u
- nut
- u
- cup
- nut
- mug
- hog
- dot
- h
- rub
- fox
- run
- t
- u
- run
- o
- f
- rug
- u
- rug
- bus
- o
- hug
- l
- log
- bug
- sun
- hug
- bug
- fox
- cup
- bud
- log
- c
- pot
- hug
- tub
- dog
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