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