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 “box”? (a) bin (b) box (c) bug
- 2.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) l
- 3.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cup (c) cut
- 5.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) b
- 6.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) ham (c) hum
- 7.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) n
- 8.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 9.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) fun (c) sun
- 10.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) box (c) log
- 11.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) nut (c) dot
- 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 13.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) bag (c) bus
- 14.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) cop (c) hop
- 15.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) nut (c) net
- 16.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) pen (c) hen
- 17.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) hop (c) hot
- 18.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 19.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) p
- 20.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) run (c) bin
- 21.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) six
- 22.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) hop (c) hip
- 23.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 24.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) s
- 25.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 26.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) l
- 27.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 28.Change the “l” in “lot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rat (c) lot
- 29.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bat (c) cup
- 30.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 31.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) log
- 32.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 33.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) rub
- 34.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 35.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) n (c) r
- 36.Change the “s” in “sum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) ham (c) hum
- 37.Change the “h” in “hum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) gum
- 38.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) nod (c) rod
- 39.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) sun
- 40.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) ham (c) box
Answer key
- box
- l
- u
- cub
- b
- hum
- h
- dog
- sun
- box
- dot
- o
- bus
- cop
- nut
- run
- hot
- u
- d
- run
- fox
- hop
- bug
- s
- o
- t
- o
- rot
- nut
- log
- fox
- dog
- run
- u
- c
- hum
- sum
- nod
- sum
- box
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