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