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