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: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bin
- 2.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) c
- 3.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) dug (c) hug
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) nut
- 5.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) l
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) bud (c) bun
- 7.Change the “j” in “jug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) jug (c) bag
- 8.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) fox (c) log
- 9.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 10.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) dog
- 11.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) fin
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) can (b) run (c) bus
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) jug (c) rug
- 14.📦 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) bed (c) box
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 16.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) cat (c) box
- 17.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) hot (c) rod
- 18.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 19.Change the “d” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) got (c) not
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 21.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) not (c) nod
- 22.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) hug (c) rug
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cat
- 24.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 25.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) s (c) h
- 26.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 27.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 28.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) fun
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) cop (c) cot
- 30.Change the “h” in “hot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) cot (c) cop
- 31.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) g (c) b
- 32.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) bug (c) cup
- 33.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hug (c) hum
- 34.Which word is “sun”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) sun
- 35.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) m (c) f
- 36.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) box (c) six
- 37.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 38.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 39.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) g
- 40.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
Answer key
- bun
- c
- hug
- nut
- l
- bud
- bug
- fox
- o
- box
- fun
- run
- rug
- box
- dog
- dot
- rot
- o
- got
- o
- not
- mug
- cut
- dog
- h
- u
- o
- fun
- cop
- cot
- b
- cup
- hum
- sun
- n
- box
- u
- bug
- b
- t
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