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.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bag (c) rug
- 2.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) b
- 4.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) d
- 5.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) log (c) box
- 6.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 7.Change the “r” in “rug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) rug (c) mug
- 8.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) run (c) rug
- 9.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) tub (c) tap
- 10.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) t
- 11.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 12.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 13.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 14.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) s
- 15.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mug (c) mud
- 16.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) let (b) pot (c) lot
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bad (c) bud
- 18.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 19.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 20.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) s
- 21.Which word is “run”? (a) bus (b) run (c) bug
- 22.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) m (c) f
- 23.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) fun (c) run
- 24.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 25.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dog (c) jog
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bud (c) bus
- 27.Change the “g” in “got” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) got (c) nut
- 28.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) hog (c) dog
- 29.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) d
- 30.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) l (c) p
- 31.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 32.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) n
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 34.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) log
- 35.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) n (c) h
- 36.Change the “l” in “log” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) hog
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 38.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) c
- 39.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) wag (c) box
- 40.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
Answer key
- bug
- o
- n
- d
- box
- dog
- mug
- rug
- tub
- b
- bug
- bug
- dot
- s
- mud
- lot
- bud
- dog
- u
- b
- run
- h
- run
- u
- dog
- bus
- not
- dog
- d
- l
- o
- b
- nod
- fox
- t
- hog
- u
- c
- box
- fox
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