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