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