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