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: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) bug (c) jig
- 2.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 3.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) tub (c) hug
- 4.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) b
- 5.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) log (c) cot
- 6.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 7.Change the “s” in “bus” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bun
- 8.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) f
- 9.Change the “r” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) bug (c) bag
- 10.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) cap
- 11.Which word is “run”? (a) van (b) nut (c) run
- 12.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) m
- 13.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 14.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rub (c) run
- 15.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) r
- 16.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) bat
- 18.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) run (c) fun
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) dot
- 20.Which word is “hug”? (a) log (b) hug (c) pig
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) box (c) fix
- 22.☀️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) sun (c) bug
- 23.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 24.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) l
- 25.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) rot (c) dot
- 26.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) dot (c) box
- 27.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) j
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hug (c) tug
- 29.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) d
- 30.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) z
- 31.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) run (c) bus
- 32.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) n (c) m
- 33.🤗 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) hug
- 34.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) dog (c) hog
- 36.Change the “g” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rug (c) rub
- 37.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dog (c) dot
- 38.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 39.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) sun
Answer key
- jug
- o
- tub
- s
- lot
- u
- bug
- f
- bug
- cup
- run
- h
- u
- rub
- r
- u
- dot
- fun
- box
- hug
- box
- sun
- u
- l
- lot
- box
- b
- hug
- d
- c
- bus
- n
- hug
- nod
- hog
- rub
- dog
- o
- dog
- run
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