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