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 b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) j (c) t
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fog
- 3.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) log (c) fox
- 4.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cop (c) cup
- 5.Change the “n” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bun
- 6.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) cup
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) nut (c) tub
- 8.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hem (b) hum (c) hut
- 9.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 10.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bed (c) cup
- 11.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) hot (c) cot
- 12.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) run (c) bug
- 13.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 14.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) p
- 15.⚫ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) dot (c) bat
- 16.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) f
- 17.Change the “j” in “jug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) mug (c) jug
- 18.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tug (c) tub
- 19.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) m
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 21.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) log (c) fox
- 22.Which word is “sun”? (a) run (b) van (c) sun
- 23.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) cut (c) nut
- 24.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 25.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 26.Which word is “bus”? (a) box (b) bat (c) bus
- 27.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) pit
- 28.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) nut (c) bug
- 29.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) lot (c) rot
- 30.Change the “r” in “rug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) dug (c) mug
- 31.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 32.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) hug (c) sun
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) not (c) cot
- 34.Change the “r” in “rot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pat (c) pot
- 35.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) sun (c) pin
- 36.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cat (c) sun
- 37.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) h
- 38.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bus (c) cat
- 39.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 40.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) t (c) b
Answer key
- t
- fox
- fox
- cup
- bus
- cup
- run
- hum
- o
- bus
- cot
- bun
- u
- h
- dot
- f
- mug
- tub
- b
- u
- fox
- sun
- nut
- cub
- o
- bus
- pot
- hug
- rot
- dug
- log
- hug
- not
- pot
- sun
- cup
- d
- nut
- u
- b
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