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.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bun (c) bus
- 2.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) rat (c) cat
- 3.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) rat (c) pin
- 4.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 5.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bug
- 7.Change the “g” in “log” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) lot (c) let
- 8.☀️ Which word is this? (a) van (b) sun (c) pan
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) hot (c) rot
- 10.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 11.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 12.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) bus
- 13.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) z
- 14.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) cot (c) dot
- 15.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) box
- 16.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 17.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 18.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 19.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) tug (c) cub
- 20.Change the “c” in “cub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) rub (c) cub
- 21.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) dot
- 22.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 23.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 24.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) box (c) six
- 25.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) hat (c) run
- 26.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cop
- 27.Which word is “sun”? (a) six (b) bin (c) sun
- 28.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) mop (c) hop
- 29.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) z
- 30.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bin (c) run
- 31.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) dug (c) jug
- 32.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) tub (c) nut
- 33.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) f
- 34.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 35.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fig (b) fog (c) fox
- 36.Which word is “hug”? (a) sun (b) hug (c) cup
- 37.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) d
- 38.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 39.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) fun (c) fin
- 40.📦 Which word is this? (a) log (b) bag (c) box
Answer key
- bus
- dot
- run
- u
- dog
- bus
- lot
- sun
- rot
- o
- bug
- tub
- l
- dot
- fox
- o
- sum
- u
- tub
- rub
- fox
- u
- dog
- box
- hug
- cup
- sun
- mop
- b
- run
- jug
- bus
- b
- u
- fog
- hug
- c
- u
- fun
- box
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