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.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bed (c) nut
- 2.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 3.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) f
- 4.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) bit (b) fox (c) box
- 6.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) hop (c) mop
- 7.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) fox
- 8.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 9.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) n
- 10.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) pot (c) hot
- 12.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 13.Which word is “run”? (a) can (b) red (c) run
- 14.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) sun (c) bug
- 15.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 17.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) van (c) tub
- 18.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) dog (c) six
- 19.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) sun (c) run
- 20.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) fun (c) ran
- 21.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) hen (c) hug
- 22.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 23.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) rot
- 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 25.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rod (c) nod
- 26.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) j
- 27.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 28.Change the “p” in “pot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) hot (c) hut
- 29.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) b
- 30.Which word is “nut”? (a) sun (b) nut (c) bat
- 31.☕ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) cap (c) cup
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fan (c) fin
- 33.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) cup (c) dog
- 34.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rot (c) rod
- 35.📦 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bug (c) box
- 36.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) sun (c) bus
- 37.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) not (c) rot
- 38.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 39.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) hog (c) fog
- 40.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
Answer key
- bus
- o
- l
- u
- box
- mop
- fox
- bug
- n
- hog
- pot
- dog
- run
- sun
- u
- u
- run
- box
- sun
- run
- hug
- u
- lot
- u
- rod
- s
- o
- hot
- b
- nut
- cup
- fun
- hug
- rod
- box
- bus
- rot
- u
- fog
- log
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