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