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 “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 2.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) top (c) hot
- 3.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 4.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hog (c) fog
- 5.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) rug (c) run
- 7.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) nut (c) bed
- 8.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 9.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cop (c) cut
- 10.Change the “r” in “rot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) rot
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 12.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) g
- 13.Which word is “run”? (a) hug (b) hen (c) run
- 14.Which word is “nut”? (a) sun (b) hug (c) nut
- 15.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 16.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 17.🤗 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bus (c) hug
- 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 19.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fox (c) fix
- 20.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) run (c) bun
- 21.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 22.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) tub (c) tug
- 23.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) hut (c) hug
- 24.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 25.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) m
- 26.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 27.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) bus
- 29.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) jug (c) bug
- 30.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) f
- 31.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) d (c) f
- 32.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) b
- 33.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) log (c) fog
- 34.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) tub (c) ten
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) z
- 36.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) fog (c) dog
- 37.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) box (c) fox
- 38.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) tub
- 39.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) pan (c) can
- 40.Change the “g” in “hog” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
Answer key
- bug
- hop
- u
- jog
- log
- rug
- bus
- dog
- cup
- pot
- u
- d
- run
- nut
- o
- u
- hug
- o
- fox
- run
- u
- tug
- hug
- bug
- t
- dog
- o
- cup
- jug
- h
- f
- b
- fog
- tub
- b
- fog
- fox
- cub
- sun
- hop
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