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