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.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 2.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) box (c) bus
- 3.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 4.Which word is “sun”? (a) cup (b) six (c) sun
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) bag (c) box
- 6.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) ten
- 7.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) w (c) b
- 8.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) z
- 9.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) hat (c) hug
- 10.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 11.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 12.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cub
- 13.Which word is “nut”? (a) run (b) tub (c) nut
- 14.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 15.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rub (c) cub
- 16.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 17.📦 Which word is this? (a) log (b) box (c) bin
- 18.Which word is “tub”? (a) bus (b) tub (c) bug
- 19.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cub (c) cat
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 21.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) run (c) bus
- 22.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) bun (c) run
- 23.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) map
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) hug
- 25.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bun (c) bus
- 27.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sum (c) sun
- 28.Change the “l” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) lot
- 29.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) nut
- 30.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) f
- 31.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) lit
- 32.Change the “c” in “cot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) cot
- 33.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) dog
- 34.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 35.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 36.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) cup (c) run
- 37.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) jog (c) hog
- 39.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 40.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) rot
Answer key
- u
- bus
- log
- sun
- box
- sun
- b
- d
- hug
- log
- bug
- cut
- nut
- dog
- rub
- o
- box
- tub
- cut
- o
- run
- bun
- cup
- hum
- dog
- bus
- sum
- got
- hug
- f
- lot
- hot
- dot
- o
- u
- nut
- o
- hog
- o
- got
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