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