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.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) f (c) n
- 2.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 3.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) jog (c) dog
- 4.Which word is “sun”? (a) hen (b) sun (c) run
- 5.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bug (c) nut
- 6.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tub (c) run
- 7.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) rat
- 8.Which word is “tub”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) bug
- 9.🏃 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) run (c) rat
- 10.Which word is “cup”? (a) bug (b) zip (c) cup
- 11.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) pen (c) sun
- 13.Change the “f” in “fun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) fun (c) run
- 14.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) w
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) fox
- 16.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) l
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 18.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hog (c) dug
- 19.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) nod (c) rod
- 20.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bed
- 21.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 22.Change the “h” in “hot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) dot (c) lot
- 23.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) t (c) m
- 24.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 25.📦 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) box (c) fox
- 26.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) v (c) f
- 27.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) nut (c) cut
- 28.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) mug
- 29.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) t
- 30.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) hug (c) mug
- 31.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 32.Change the “h” in “hug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) hug (c) rug
- 33.Change the “s” in “sun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) fin
- 34.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) p
- 35.Which word is “box”? (a) bat (b) six (c) box
- 36.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) web (c) tub
- 37.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 38.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hut (c) gum
- 39.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) fan
- 40.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) rub (c) tub
Answer key
- n
- u
- dog
- sun
- nut
- bus
- dot
- tub
- run
- cup
- u
- run
- run
- d
- fog
- l
- o
- hug
- nod
- bus
- o
- dot
- t
- u
- box
- b
- cut
- mud
- c
- mug
- u
- rug
- fun
- s
- box
- tub
- o
- hum
- fun
- tub
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