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