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.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) z
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 3.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) van
- 4.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) h
- 5.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 6.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) dog
- 7.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) pin
- 8.Change the “d” in “dot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) dot (c) hit
- 9.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cap
- 10.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hem (c) hum
- 11.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 12.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 13.Change the “d” in “dug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) jug (c) jig
- 14.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 15.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 16.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 18.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) hot (c) hog
- 19.Change the “d” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) lot (c) got
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) cup (c) nut
- 21.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 22.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bag
- 23.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) mud (c) bug
- 24.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) bin (c) bus
- 25.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bud
- 27.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) log (c) hog
- 28.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) f
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) run (c) nut
- 30.Change the “d” in “dot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) dot (c) log
- 31.Which word is “tub”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) bus
- 32.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) top (c) cop
- 33.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) n (c) r
- 34.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) b
- 35.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 36.Change the “t” in “cot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cop (c) cot
- 37.Change the “p” in “pot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) hot (c) not
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) run (c) hen
- 39.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) not
- 40.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) bed (c) box
Answer key
- b
- bug
- run
- d
- dot
- hug
- sun
- hot
- cup
- hum
- u
- log
- jug
- o
- u
- dog
- o
- hog
- got
- nut
- gum
- bug
- mug
- bus
- log
- bus
- log
- f
- nut
- lot
- tub
- cop
- n
- b
- o
- cop
- hot
- sun
- nod
- box
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