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