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