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