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