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