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 this? (a) tub (b) sun (c) nut
- 2.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) fun (c) run
- 3.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) bus
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 5.Which word is “bus”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) bus
- 6.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 7.Which word is “run”? (a) bus (b) pin (c) run
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) hot (c) dot
- 9.⚫ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) dot
- 10.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) rug (c) dug
- 11.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 12.Which word is “cup”? (a) lip (b) bus (c) cup
- 13.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) log
- 14.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hug (c) cup
- 15.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) log (c) dig
- 16.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 17.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) nut
- 18.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 19.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) hug (c) hut
- 20.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) cat
- 21.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bin (c) sun
- 22.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 23.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) box (c) fox
- 24.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) six
- 25.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) t
- 26.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 27.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) log (c) cat
- 28.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jog (b) jug (c) jig
- 29.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) box
- 30.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) mud
- 31.Which word is “hug”? (a) run (b) leg (c) hug
- 32.Change the “c” in “cop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) cop (c) top
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 34.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) rub (c) tub
- 35.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 36.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 37.Change the “g” in “got” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) got (c) dot
- 38.☀️ Which word is this? (a) hen (b) tub (c) sun
- 39.Change the “h” in “hot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) hot (c) lot
- 40.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) sum (c) bun
Answer key
- nut
- run
- box
- o
- bus
- u
- run
- dot
- dot
- rug
- s
- cup
- fox
- hug
- dog
- o
- cut
- log
- hut
- nut
- bus
- tub
- fox
- fox
- t
- u
- dot
- jog
- box
- mug
- hug
- hop
- o
- cub
- dog
- u
- cot
- sun
- pot
- sun
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