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Bus CVC Word Worksheet

Practice the short U sound /ŭ/ in bus through blending, reading, spelling, and writing.

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Learning goal

What this Bus worksheet practices

Help the learner say the three phonemes in bus, blend them from left to right, and connect the sounds to the written word.

Phoneme breakdown

bŭs

Blend: /b/ /ŭ/ /s/ → bus

Skills practiced

  • Phoneme blending
  • Short U decoding
  • CVC spelling
  • Early handwriting fluency
Read it in context

Read Bus in two short sentences

“The man is on the bus.”“The bus is on the map.”

Rhyme time

Words that rhyme with Bus

Read each word and notice the same ending sound.

guspus
How to use it

A short routine for kindergarten practice

  1. 1

    Say /b/, /ŭ/, and /s/ while pointing to each letter.

  2. 2

    Blend the three sounds into bus, then complete one activity.

  3. 3

    Read the finished word again and use it in a simple spoken sentence.

Teacher tip

Make Bus meaningful

Tap the three sounds in bus, then reread the word from left to right.

“The bus can stop.”

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