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