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