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