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.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) r (c) d
- 2.🤗 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) leg (c) hug
- 3.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bad
- 5.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) d
- 6.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) jug (c) hug
- 7.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) tug (c) cub
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) cot (c) got
- 9.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) web
- 10.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) rot (c) not
- 11.Change the “d” in “dot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) dot (c) hot
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) cup (b) sun (c) run
- 13.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 14.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) pot (c) got
- 15.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) rot
- 16.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 17.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) r
- 18.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) t
- 19.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 20.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) log (c) fox
- 21.🏃 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) run (c) hen
- 22.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) leg
- 23.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) fox
- 24.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) top (c) cop
- 25.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) box
- 26.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) fun
- 27.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) j
- 28.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) jog
- 29.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 30.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 31.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 32.Change the “g” in “rug” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) rug (c) run
- 33.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hog (c) dog
- 34.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) b
- 35.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 36.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 37.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 38.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) six (c) dog
- 39.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) lit (c) got
- 40.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) c
Answer key
- d
- hug
- u
- bud
- d
- tug
- tub
- dot
- tub
- not
- hot
- run
- log
- got
- pot
- u
- r
- n
- bug
- box
- run
- hug
- fox
- top
- bus
- sun
- h
- fog
- u
- o
- u
- run
- hog
- b
- bug
- o
- u
- fox
- lot
- l
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