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 _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 2.Which word is “sun”? (a) bug (b) sun (c) tub
- 3.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cut
- 4.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) rot (c) hot
- 5.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) t
- 6.Which word is “bus”? (a) run (b) bus (c) sun
- 7.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) got (c) hot
- 8.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) d
- 9.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 10.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) w
- 11.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) hat
- 12.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 13.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) can
- 14.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) pig (c) bus
- 15.🏃 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) tub (c) run
- 16.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 17.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hot
- 18.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) d
- 19.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) t
- 20.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) pot
- 21.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) red
- 22.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) d (c) g
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 24.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 25.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bat (c) log
- 27.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) bus (c) cup
- 28.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) fun (c) bun
- 29.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) n
- 30.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) run (c) nut
- 31.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 32.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) h
- 33.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bug (c) tub
- 34.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) dot (c) rod
- 35.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) d
- 36.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) rug (c) mug
- 37.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 38.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) dog
- 39.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) l
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bun (c) bus
Answer key
- u
- sun
- cut
- rot
- f
- bus
- hot
- s
- u
- n
- hug
- u
- sun
- hug
- run
- log
- hop
- b
- d
- cot
- rod
- c
- o
- dog
- o
- box
- cup
- fun
- d
- nut
- u
- b
- tub
- rot
- l
- mug
- u
- hog
- h
- bus
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