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 g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) b
- 2.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 3.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) box (c) dog
- 4.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 5.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mad (c) bud
- 6.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) fin
- 7.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) dog
- 8.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 9.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) box (c) dot
- 10.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) can (c) nut
- 11.🚌 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bed (c) bus
- 12.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) n
- 13.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) fox
- 14.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) dot (c) rot
- 15.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 16.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 17.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hat (c) hug
- 18.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) mug (c) tug
- 19.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sum (c) gem
- 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 21.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) ten (c) sun
- 22.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bun
- 23.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) l (c) c
- 24.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cub
- 25.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 26.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 27.Which word is “box”? (a) bug (b) box (c) bus
- 28.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) f
- 29.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 30.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) bat (c) tub
- 31.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) tug (c) bug
- 32.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) big (c) bad
- 33.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) gem (c) sum
- 34.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 35.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) s
- 36.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) z
- 37.Which word is “run”? (a) red (b) run (c) pin
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) six (b) sun (c) pen
- 39.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) hot (c) got
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) dug (c) hug
Answer key
- b
- b
- box
- o
- mud
- fun
- log
- log
- dot
- cup
- bus
- n
- fox
- dot
- u
- u
- hug
- mug
- gum
- u
- sun
- bus
- l
- cup
- bug
- dog
- box
- f
- o
- bus
- tug
- box
- gum
- log
- r
- h
- run
- sun
- got
- rug
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