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