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.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) r
- 2.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 3.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 4.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pan (b) run (c) hug
- 5.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) rod
- 6.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 7.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 8.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 9.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 10.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) h
- 11.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bug (c) bin
- 12.Change the “j” in “jog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) hog (c) dog
- 13.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 14.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bun (c) run
- 15.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) c
- 16.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 17.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) cut (c) cub
- 18.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) c
- 19.Change the “b” in “bug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hug (c) rug
- 20.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) nut (c) hen
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) tub (c) tug
- 22.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) t
- 23.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) sun (c) nut
- 24.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) rot
- 26.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) rug
- 27.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) run (c) bed
- 28.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bud
- 29.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) hot
- 30.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) sun (c) sum
- 31.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) lit (c) lot
- 32.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) dot (c) dog
- 33.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) run (c) pen
- 34.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) hum
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) t (c) h
- 36.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) box (c) dot
- 37.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) dog (c) fox
- 38.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) log (c) box
- 39.Which word is “tub”? (a) sun (b) run (c) tub
- 40.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
Answer key
- r
- u
- bug
- run
- rot
- o
- dog
- dog
- u
- h
- box
- hog
- u
- bun
- d
- u
- cub
- b
- rug
- hug
- tub
- b
- nut
- o
- rod
- rub
- bus
- bus
- pot
- sun
- lot
- dot
- run
- hug
- n
- dot
- fox
- box
- tub
- log
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