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