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.Change the “h” in “hug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bud
- 2.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) ten (c) bug
- 3.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 4.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) h
- 5.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 6.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 7.Which word is “hug”? (a) nut (b) hug (c) cup
- 8.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) run (c) rug
- 10.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bug (c) bus
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 12.☕ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) tap
- 13.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) rot (c) pot
- 14.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 15.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) n (c) c
- 16.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) hot (c) dot
- 17.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bad (c) bud
- 19.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) d
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) nut
- 21.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 22.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) box
- 23.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) b
- 24.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) got (c) dot
- 25.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) s
- 26.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) sun
- 27.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 28.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) ten (c) tub
- 29.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) f
- 30.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) log
- 31.Which word is “run”? (a) red (b) run (c) tub
- 32.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 34.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 35.⚫ Which word is this? (a) bat (b) dot (c) net
- 36.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) f (c) l
- 37.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) dot (c) rod
- 38.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) run (c) fun
- 39.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) rug (c) tug
- 40.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) dot
Answer key
- bug
- tub
- dog
- h
- o
- bug
- hug
- u
- run
- bus
- bug
- cup
- pot
- u
- n
- dot
- u
- bud
- d
- nut
- bug
- fox
- b
- got
- r
- sun
- dog
- tub
- b
- jog
- run
- o
- o
- u
- dot
- l
- rot
- fun
- rug
- fox
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