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