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: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) not (c) got
- 2.Which word is “sun”? (a) run (b) hen (c) sun
- 3.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) d
- 4.Change the “h” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) tip (c) hop
- 5.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 6.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 7.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 8.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 9.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) fun (c) sun
- 10.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) tug (c) hug
- 11.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) six
- 12.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 13.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) b
- 14.☀️ Which word is this? (a) van (b) bin (c) sun
- 15.Change the “c” in “cot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) cot (c) lot
- 16.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) hat (b) nut (c) dot
- 18.Change the “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) rot (c) not
- 19.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) f (c) b
- 20.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) m
- 21.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) tap
- 22.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 23.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 24.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) m
- 25.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 26.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) nut
- 27.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) gem (c) sum
- 28.Change the “t” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) jog (c) log
- 29.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) cup (c) cap
- 30.Change the “n” in “sun” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) gum (c) sum
- 31.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) tub (c) cub
- 32.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) c
- 33.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) bat
- 34.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) l
- 35.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 36.Which word is “run”? (a) rat (b) can (c) run
- 37.Change the “n” in “not” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) hot (c) pot
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 39.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) lot (c) not
- 40.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) mop (c) box
Answer key
- got
- sun
- d
- top
- u
- o
- dog
- sum
- sun
- tug
- box
- u
- b
- sun
- not
- o
- dot
- rot
- f
- s
- tub
- log
- bug
- b
- o
- nut
- gum
- log
- cup
- sum
- cub
- c
- dot
- b
- tub
- run
- pot
- o
- not
- box
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