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.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) cop (c) top
- 2.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) top (c) tip
- 3.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hug (c) dug
- 4.🏃 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) pin (c) run
- 5.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) sum
- 6.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.Which word is “hug”? (a) leg (b) pig (c) hug
- 8.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) nut (c) bin
- 9.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) jog (c) fog
- 10.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bat (c) bug
- 11.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) bug
- 12.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 13.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) hug (c) mug
- 14.Change the “c” in “cot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) rot (c) got
- 15.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 16.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) log (c) cup
- 17.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) rod (c) nod
- 18.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 19.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) g (c) d
- 20.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) cub
- 22.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) l
- 23.Change the “d” in “dog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) dog (c) hog
- 24.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hut (c) nut
- 25.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rug (c) sun
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) hot (c) hut
- 27.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) m (c) p
- 28.Which word is “sun”? (a) pen (b) sun (c) hen
- 29.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) l
- 30.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) six (c) dog
- 31.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 32.Change the “t” in “top” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cot (c) top
- 33.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) map (c) sun
- 34.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) net (c) cut
- 35.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 36.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) bug (c) bus
- 37.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dog (c) log
- 38.Which word is “nut”? (a) bat (b) net (c) nut
- 39.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 40.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- cop
- top
- hug
- run
- sun
- o
- hug
- sun
- fog
- nut
- bud
- bug
- mug
- rot
- u
- hug
- rod
- dog
- d
- u
- tub
- c
- hog
- hut
- run
- hot
- r
- sun
- l
- fox
- u
- cop
- cup
- nut
- dog
- bus
- dog
- nut
- o
- o
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