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