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.Which word is “dot”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) dot
- 2.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) not
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 4.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bug (c) bat
- 5.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 6.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) hot (c) not
- 7.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) cot (c) nod
- 8.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dot (c) dog
- 9.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) m
- 10.Change the “t” in “tug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) jug (c) tug
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) hug (c) jog
- 12.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) m (c) h
- 13.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) run
- 14.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) hug (c) bus
- 15.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) sun (c) nut
- 16.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 17.Change the “h” in “hum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) sum (c) hum
- 18.Which word is “cup”? (a) map (b) cap (c) cup
- 19.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) b
- 20.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bus (c) rat
- 21.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) z
- 22.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) hen (c) sun
- 23.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) l
- 24.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 25.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) run (c) nut
- 26.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) gem (c) gum
- 27.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) c (c) b
- 28.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 29.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) bug
- 30.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fox (c) fog
- 31.Change the “r” in “rug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rug (c) tug
- 32.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) run (c) tub
- 33.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 34.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 35.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) cot (c) hot
- 36.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rub (c) tub
- 37.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) cub (c) tub
- 38.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) cut (c) cot
- 40.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- dot
- nod
- u
- box
- u
- hot
- not
- dog
- b
- hug
- jug
- c
- hug
- bus
- nut
- u
- sum
- cup
- b
- run
- l
- sun
- f
- sun
- nut
- gum
- b
- u
- bug
- fox
- tug
- run
- sum
- bug
- rot
- rub
- tub
- u
- cot
- o
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