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.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 2.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) cat (c) nut
- 3.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) fox
- 4.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 5.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 6.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 7.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) bun
- 8.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 9.🏃 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) rat (c) run
- 10.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 12.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) j (c) b
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 14.Change the “d” in “dug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hug (c) dug
- 15.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) z (c) s
- 16.Change the “r” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) dug (c) bug
- 17.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 18.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) jog (c) fog
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bat (c) box
- 20.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sun (c) sum
- 21.Change the “d” in “bud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) dug (c) bug
- 22.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) bus
- 23.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 24.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) g (c) b
- 25.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) t
- 26.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) bun (c) box
- 27.☀️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) van (c) sun
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hop (c) hip
- 29.Which word is “sun”? (a) hug (b) sun (c) pen
- 30.Which word is “box”? (a) bag (b) box (c) bug
- 31.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) f
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 33.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 34.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 35.Change the “m” in “mug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) hug (c) mug
- 36.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) fox (c) box
- 37.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hut (c) nut
- 38.Which word is “bus”? (a) tub (b) bus (c) hug
- 39.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) cot (c) lot
- 40.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
Answer key
- u
- nut
- fox
- u
- bug
- bug
- run
- u
- run
- o
- u
- b
- o
- bug
- s
- bug
- dog
- fog
- box
- sum
- bug
- nut
- fox
- b
- b
- box
- sun
- hop
- sun
- box
- f
- u
- log
- o
- hug
- box
- hut
- bus
- lot
- hum
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