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) f (b) r (c) g
- 2.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 3.🏃 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) run
- 4.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 5.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tub (c) bug
- 6.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) box (c) bug
- 8.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) jug (c) rug
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) hog (c) hot
- 10.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) sum
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bun
- 12.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) g
- 13.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 14.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) cut
- 15.Change the “d” in “bud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bug
- 16.Which word is “box”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) box
- 17.⚫ Which word is this? (a) box (b) log (c) dot
- 18.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) ham (c) hum
- 19.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 20.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) six (c) fox
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) fun (c) fin
- 22.Change the “j” in “jug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) dug (c) jug
- 23.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 24.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) bus
- 25.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) b (c) d
- 26.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cop (c) cup
- 27.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pot (c) pat
- 29.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) six
- 30.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) gum (c) gem
- 31.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 32.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dog (c) fox
- 33.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) g
- 34.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fog (c) fox
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) n
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) ran (c) run
- 37.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 38.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 39.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) tug
- 40.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- r
- o
- run
- o
- tub
- u
- bus
- jug
- hog
- sun
- bud
- n
- dog
- cot
- bug
- box
- dot
- hum
- o
- fox
- fun
- hug
- log
- hug
- b
- cup
- u
- pot
- box
- gum
- u
- fox
- b
- fox
- b
- run
- t
- fox
- tub
- u
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