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.Which word is “box”? (a) log (b) box (c) bus
- 2.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) net
- 3.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 4.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) dog (c) dig
- 5.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 6.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 7.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 8.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) log
- 9.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) b
- 10.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) h
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 12.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) w
- 13.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) g
- 14.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) dot (c) dog
- 15.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) z
- 16.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) z (c) d
- 17.Change the “d” in “dot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pit (b) pot (c) dot
- 18.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) box (c) six
- 19.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) bus (c) bug
- 20.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) tap (c) top
- 21.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) hog (c) fog
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) jug (c) tug
- 23.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) run (c) tub
- 24.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) log
- 25.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 26.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 27.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 28.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) lot (c) cot
- 30.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hot (c) hit
- 31.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) sun (c) run
- 33.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) tub (c) sun
- 34.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bus (c) run
- 35.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) gem
- 36.Change the “t” in “tug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) bug (c) tug
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bin (b) bun (c) bud
- 38.Which word is “run”? (a) hug (b) run (c) can
- 39.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) can
- 40.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) map (c) mop
Answer key
- box
- dot
- u
- dog
- o
- u
- o
- fog
- h
- b
- u
- d
- s
- dot
- b
- d
- pot
- fox
- bus
- top
- fog
- tug
- rub
- dot
- bug
- dog
- o
- u
- cot
- hot
- o
- run
- tub
- bus
- gum
- dug
- bun
- run
- run
- mop
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