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