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