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