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