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