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