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