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