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