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