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 “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) hum
- 2.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
- 3.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) dug (c) rug
- 4.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) lot
- 5.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 6.Change the “g” in “got” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) got
- 7.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) gum (c) sum
- 8.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 9.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 10.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) six
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) bug (c) rug
- 12.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bus (c) hug
- 13.Change the “c” in “cop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) hip (c) hop
- 14.Change the “j” in “jug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bug (c) jug
- 15.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 16.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bus (c) sun
- 17.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) box (c) bin
- 18.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 19.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) s (c) v
- 20.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) t
- 21.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) f
- 22.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) mud (c) bud
- 23.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 24.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 25.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 26.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) sun (c) nut
- 27.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 28.Which word is “nut”? (a) hug (b) bug (c) nut
- 29.Change the “d” in “dug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) beg (b) bug (c) dug
- 30.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) t
- 31.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) bud (c) mud
- 32.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) hog (c) fog
- 33.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 34.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) fox
- 35.Which word is “cup”? (a) bug (b) cup (c) run
- 36.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) dot (c) got
- 37.Change the “n” in “not” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pot (c) not
- 38.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) rat (c) hen
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 40.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) z
Answer key
- hut
- cub
- mug
- lot
- bug
- rot
- sum
- o
- sum
- fox
- bug
- cup
- hop
- bug
- u
- tub
- bus
- u
- s
- t
- f
- bud
- u
- u
- log
- nut
- o
- nut
- bug
- c
- mud
- fog
- log
- dot
- cup
- got
- pot
- run
- o
- r
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