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