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 this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 2.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) top (c) mop
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) n (c) l
- 4.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) c (c) b
- 5.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) bus
- 6.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) t
- 7.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) z (c) c
- 8.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) nut
- 9.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 10.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) six (c) bus
- 11.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) rat (c) dot
- 12.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 13.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 14.Change the “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) cat (c) cot
- 15.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 16.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) hut (c) nut
- 17.🏃 Which word is this? (a) can (b) pan (c) run
- 18.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nut (c) hut
- 19.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) fun (c) sun
- 20.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) log (c) hog
- 21.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) cot (c) pit
- 22.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 23.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) log (c) dog
- 24.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) mug (c) bud
- 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 26.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) van (c) pin
- 27.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) d
- 28.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) run (b) rub (c) rug
- 29.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bud (c) bus
- 30.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) log (c) bed
- 31.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) top
- 32.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) fun (c) fin
- 33.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 34.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) fog (c) jog
- 35.Change the “j” in “jug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) dug (c) jug
- 36.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) can (c) run
- 37.🛁 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) tub (c) sun
- 38.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) mug
- 39.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) fun
- 40.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cut
Answer key
- bug
- top
- n
- c
- bus
- s
- f
- dot
- dog
- box
- dot
- o
- sun
- cot
- o
- nut
- run
- nut
- sun
- dog
- pot
- u
- fox
- mud
- u
- sun
- b
- rug
- bus
- box
- mop
- fun
- u
- fog
- mug
- cup
- tub
- dug
- sun
- cup
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