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