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