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.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 2.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 3.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 4.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 5.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jug (c) dug
- 6.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) d
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bus (c) hog
- 8.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) fog (c) fox
- 9.Change the “t” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 10.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) f
- 11.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) run (b) rub (c) tub
- 12.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) z
- 13.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) tub (c) rub
- 14.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) six
- 15.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) v (c) t
- 16.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) box
- 17.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hog (c) hop
- 18.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) van (c) red
- 19.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 20.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 21.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) run (c) can
- 22.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) r (c) h
- 23.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 24.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) bug
- 25.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) w
- 26.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) dug (c) mug
- 27.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) hug
- 28.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) log
- 29.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) red (c) rid
- 30.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) run (c) bud
- 31.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) fox (c) fog
- 32.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) l (c) b
- 33.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) v
- 34.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) sun (c) nut
- 35.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 36.Which word is “sun”? (a) run (b) ten (c) sun
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) hug (c) jug
- 38.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 39.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) rag (c) rub
- 40.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cot (c) cop
Answer key
- u
- o
- u
- o
- jug
- b
- box
- fog
- dog
- f
- rub
- b
- tub
- fox
- t
- bus
- hog
- run
- bug
- u
- sun
- h
- log
- nut
- c
- dug
- nut
- dot
- rod
- bun
- fog
- l
- s
- hug
- o
- sun
- hug
- bug
- rug
- cop
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