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