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