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