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