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 “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fix (c) box
- 2.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bin
- 3.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) sun
- 4.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) w
- 5.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 6.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) lot (c) not
- 7.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) dog
- 9.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) not (c) rot
- 10.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) m
- 11.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 12.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 13.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) g
- 14.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jug (c) dug
- 15.⚫ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) net (c) dot
- 16.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 17.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) top (c) mop
- 18.☀️ Which word is this? (a) ten (b) tub (c) sun
- 19.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 20.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 21.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bus (c) hug
- 22.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 23.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tub (c) bus
- 24.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bug (c) web
- 25.☕ Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cup (c) tap
- 26.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) run (c) fun
- 27.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 28.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) d
- 29.Which word is “dot”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 30.Change the “f” in “fog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) lot (c) fog
- 31.Change the “c” in “cub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 32.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) tap (c) cup
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rod (c) red
- 34.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) r
- 35.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) got (c) dot
- 36.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 37.Change the “j” in “jog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) log (c) jog
- 38.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 39.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) jog (c) fox
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) mop (c) hop
Answer key
- fox
- bus
- bun
- b
- fox
- lot
- bug
- dot
- not
- t
- u
- o
- d
- jug
- dot
- o
- mop
- sun
- dog
- o
- hug
- o
- cup
- tub
- cup
- run
- dog
- d
- dot
- log
- rub
- tub
- rod
- b
- dot
- bug
- log
- u
- fog
- mop
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