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) bat (b) dot (c) box
- 2.Change the “r” in “rug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) jug (c) rug
- 3.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 4.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) sun
- 5.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fox (c) fog
- 6.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) g (c) l
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) run (c) ten
- 8.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 9.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bug (c) fun
- 10.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) g
- 11.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 12.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) z (c) n
- 13.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) hug (c) bug
- 14.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) n
- 15.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sun (c) sum
- 16.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 17.☕ Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cup (c) zip
- 18.Change the “j” in “jug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) jug (c) hug
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) rot (c) got
- 20.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) w
- 21.Change the “b” in “bug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) jug (c) hug
- 22.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) ham (c) hut
- 23.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 24.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mug (c) mud
- 25.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) gum (c) sum
- 26.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 27.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rot (c) rod
- 28.Which word is “hug”? (a) tub (b) hug (c) sun
- 29.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) lot (c) dot
- 30.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) h
- 31.Change the “h” in “hut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) hut (c) cut
- 32.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pot (c) rot
- 33.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 34.Change the “j” in “jug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) mug (c) rug
- 35.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) bat (c) dot
- 36.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) h
- 37.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) mug (c) rug
- 38.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) bug (c) cup
- 39.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) bin
- 40.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) l
Answer key
- dot
- jug
- o
- sun
- fox
- l
- run
- u
- bun
- s
- dog
- n
- bug
- b
- sum
- bug
- cup
- hug
- rot
- b
- hug
- hum
- o
- mud
- sum
- log
- rod
- hug
- dot
- d
- cut
- pot
- u
- rug
- dot
- h
- mug
- cup
- box
- t
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