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 “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rod (c) lot
- 2.Which word is “run”? (a) red (b) run (c) van
- 3.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 4.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) s
- 5.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 6.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) f (c) g
- 7.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) cub (c) tub
- 8.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 9.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fan (c) fun
- 10.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) can (c) tub
- 11.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) c (c) r
- 12.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) log (c) hop
- 14.Which word is “hug”? (a) run (b) hat (c) hug
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bug (c) bag
- 16.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) six
- 17.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) hug (c) cup
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) hug (c) mug
- 19.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 20.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) m (c) n
- 21.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 22.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) zip (c) cup
- 23.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 24.📦 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) fox (c) box
- 25.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) tap (c) run
- 26.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) m
- 27.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) cut (c) hut
- 28.Change the “l” in “lot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) cot (c) lot
- 29.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) b
- 30.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) z (c) d
- 31.Change the “g” in “got” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hot (c) got
- 32.☀️ Which word is this? (a) six (b) pen (c) sun
- 33.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
- 34.Change the “n” in “not” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) cut (c) cot
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) hot (c) hit
- 36.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 37.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 38.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cat (c) cut
- 39.Change the “r” in “rot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) not (c) nut
- 40.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) rid (c) red
Answer key
- rot
- run
- u
- b
- o
- f
- tub
- o
- fun
- cup
- r
- fox
- hog
- hug
- box
- fox
- tub
- mug
- dog
- n
- u
- cup
- u
- box
- tub
- b
- cut
- cot
- b
- d
- hot
- sun
- sum
- cot
- hot
- log
- o
- cut
- not
- rod
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