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 “dot”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) fox
- 2.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bin (c) run
- 3.Change the “t” in “tug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dug (c) tug
- 4.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) h
- 5.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 6.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 7.Which word is “nut”? (a) hat (b) bug (c) nut
- 8.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 9.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) log (c) hug
- 10.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 11.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) run
- 13.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) j (c) c
- 14.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) box (c) bin
- 15.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) l
- 16.Change the “s” in “bus” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bun (c) sun
- 17.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 18.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cup (c) cut
- 19.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) b
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bus
- 21.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 22.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 24.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 25.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) bat (c) box
- 26.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) got (c) cot
- 28.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) let (b) lot (c) log
- 29.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hum (c) gum
- 30.Change the “h” in “hum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) gum
- 31.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) rod (c) not
- 32.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) top (c) cop
- 33.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mud (c) bud
- 34.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) sun (c) tub
- 35.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) red (c) run
- 36.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 37.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) fix (c) box
- 38.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) got (c) hot
- 39.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) dog
- 40.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) j (c) f
Answer key
- dot
- bun
- dug
- h
- bug
- o
- nut
- u
- hug
- log
- dog
- run
- c
- box
- r
- bun
- u
- cup
- d
- bus
- o
- u
- o
- dog
- box
- log
- got
- lot
- hum
- sum
- nod
- cop
- mud
- nut
- run
- u
- fox
- hot
- fox
- n
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