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) web (b) tub (c) sun
- 2.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 3.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) hug (c) bus
- 4.Change the “b” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) sum (c) bun
- 5.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) mud (c) bud
- 6.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 7.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) hat
- 8.⚫ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) rat
- 9.🤗 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) hug (c) leg
- 10.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 11.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) p
- 12.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) c
- 13.☕ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) run
- 14.Which word is “box”? (a) bus (b) box (c) bin
- 15.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) cup
- 16.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) l
- 17.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) tug (c) rub
- 18.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) b
- 19.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) lot (c) fog
- 20.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 21.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) hot (c) dot
- 24.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) not (c) nut
- 25.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) d
- 26.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 27.🚌 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bin (c) bus
- 28.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) dot (c) hat
- 29.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hog (c) hot
- 30.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 31.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) m (c) n
- 32.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) hut
- 33.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) h (c) l
- 34.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 35.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) box
- 36.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) mud (c) bud
- 37.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) box (c) bat
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) pen (c) pin
- 39.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) dog
- 40.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) m (c) r
Answer key
- tub
- bug
- bus
- sun
- bud
- log
- hug
- dot
- hug
- u
- s
- c
- cup
- box
- cup
- b
- tub
- b
- log
- dog
- u
- u
- cot
- not
- d
- o
- bus
- nut
- hog
- o
- d
- hut
- h
- dog
- fox
- mud
- box
- sun
- fox
- r
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