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