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