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 n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) p
- 2.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 3.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 4.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) dog (c) box
- 6.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) net
- 7.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 8.Which word is “bus”? (a) box (b) bus (c) nut
- 9.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) not (c) hot
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) mug (c) beg
- 11.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) tub
- 12.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hum (c) hug
- 13.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) rot (c) rod
- 14.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) six (c) van
- 15.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) red
- 16.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) m (c) t
- 17.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) log (c) fox
- 18.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 19.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 20.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) fog (c) log
- 21.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) rug (c) run
- 22.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) t
- 23.Which word is “hug”? (a) sun (b) leg (c) hug
- 24.Which word is “sun”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) pan
- 25.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cat (c) can
- 26.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) mug (c) mud
- 27.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) nut (c) dot
- 28.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 29.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) g (c) j
- 30.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) hug
- 31.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) rug (c) rub
- 33.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) tug (c) jug
- 34.Change the “m” in “mug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hug (c) mug
- 35.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) pot
- 36.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 37.Change the “s” in “bus” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 38.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) b
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) hog (c) jog
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) pot (c) dot
Answer key
- s
- u
- o
- o
- box
- dot
- bug
- bus
- not
- bug
- cup
- hug
- rot
- sun
- rod
- t
- fox
- u
- nod
- log
- run
- l
- hug
- sun
- cup
- mug
- nut
- log
- r
- hug
- dog
- rug
- tug
- hug
- cot
- u
- bug
- b
- hog
- dot
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