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 g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) l
- 2.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 3.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) hug
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) bug (b) nut (c) hug
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fig (b) dog (c) fog
- 6.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) bug
- 7.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dog (c) fox
- 8.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) fun
- 9.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) ten (c) bus
- 10.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 11.Change the “d” in “dug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) jug (c) mug
- 12.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dog (c) fox
- 13.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) map (c) hug
- 14.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) hot (c) rot
- 15.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) gum
- 16.Which word is “cup”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) cap
- 17.🥜 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) rat (c) nut
- 18.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 19.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) hat (c) bat
- 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 21.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 23.Change the “r” in “rot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) rot (c) got
- 24.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 25.Change the “p” in “pot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) lot (c) log
- 26.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bug (c) bus
- 27.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) hop (c) top
- 28.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) hug
- 29.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hum (c) hot
- 30.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) n (c) g
- 31.Change the “d” in “bud” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bug
- 32.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gem (c) gum
- 33.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) tag (c) tug
- 34.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cop (c) cup
- 35.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) nut
- 36.Change the “c” in “cot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rot (c) cot
- 37.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) jug (c) tug
- 38.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) l
- 39.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) b (c) t
- 40.Change the “r” in “rug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mud (c) mug
Answer key
- h
- o
- bug
- nut
- fog
- tub
- box
- sun
- sun
- bug
- mug
- fox
- cup
- rot
- hum
- cup
- nut
- u
- dot
- u
- dog
- o
- cot
- o
- lot
- bus
- hop
- bus
- hut
- n
- bus
- gum
- tug
- cop
- hug
- rot
- tug
- l
- b
- mug
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