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 – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bit (c) dot
- 2.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) six (c) bat
- 3.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 4.Which word is “run”? (a) bus (b) run (c) hug
- 5.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) tub (c) hug
- 6.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 7.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) dog
- 9.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) t
- 10.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) tag (c) rug
- 11.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) cup (c) cap
- 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 13.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 14.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) dug (c) rug
- 15.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) dog (c) log
- 16.Change the “g” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hem (c) hug
- 17.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) log
- 18.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) log
- 19.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bed (c) bin
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
- 22.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) v
- 23.Change the “t” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) bug (c) tug
- 24.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 25.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 26.Change the “c” in “cot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) pot (c) not
- 27.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 28.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) r (c) t
- 29.🥜 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bus (c) nut
- 30.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) ten (c) web
- 31.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) m (c) f
- 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 33.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 34.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dog
- 35.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bud (c) bug
- 36.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 37.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) d
- 38.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) rat
- 39.☕ Which word is this? (a) run (b) nut (c) cup
- 40.Change the “h” in “hot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) dot (c) got
Answer key
- box
- box
- bug
- run
- tub
- o
- log
- dug
- r
- tug
- cup
- o
- u
- bug
- hug
- hum
- fox
- dot
- bus
- u
- hop
- t
- bug
- fox
- u
- not
- rug
- c
- nut
- tub
- f
- o
- u
- fox
- bug
- o
- d
- nut
- cup
- dot
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