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 – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bug
- 2.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 3.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) hum
- 4.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) log (b) lot (c) pot
- 5.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) v
- 6.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) d
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) top (c) cop
- 8.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cup (c) top
- 9.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) not (c) dot
- 10.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 11.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) tub (c) bug
- 12.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) jog
- 13.Change the “g” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) hug (c) hum
- 14.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 15.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) sun
- 16.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 17.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) bat (c) dot
- 18.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 19.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) pan (c) sun
- 20.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) m
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) log (c) hog
- 22.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 23.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) rot
- 24.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) hug (c) sun
- 25.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) v
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 27.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) cup
- 28.☕ Which word is this? (a) hug (b) cup (c) zip
- 29.Change the “h” in “hot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) got (c) get
- 30.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 31.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) bun (c) bud
- 32.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) rub (c) tub
- 33.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) dog (c) dot
- 34.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bug (c) bus
- 35.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 36.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 37.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) bug (c) box
- 38.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bin (c) run
- 39.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 40.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- bus
- log
- sum
- lot
- f
- b
- top
- cop
- rot
- log
- tub
- jog
- hum
- bug
- sun
- u
- dot
- u
- sun
- b
- hog
- o
- rot
- hug
- c
- u
- cup
- cup
- got
- u
- bun
- tub
- dot
- bus
- dog
- o
- box
- run
- u
- u
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