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