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