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 “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rub (c) cub
- 2.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) fin (c) sun
- 3.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hug (c) rug
- 5.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) log (c) fox
- 6.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) rug (c) rag
- 7.Change the “m” in “mug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) bug (c) bud
- 8.Change the “r” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) rug (c) mug
- 9.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dog (c) fox
- 10.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 11.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) log (c) box
- 12.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 13.Change the “p” in “hop” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hop (c) hog
- 14.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bed (b) bud (c) bus
- 15.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) hat (c) net
- 16.☕ Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cup (c) tap
- 17.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bud (c) bus
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) box (c) jog
- 19.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) r (c) s
- 20.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) f
- 21.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) m
- 22.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) sun (c) run
- 23.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 24.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bun (c) run
- 25.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) b
- 26.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 27.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) run
- 28.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dog (c) jog
- 29.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 30.Change the “c” in “cub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) rug (c) rub
- 31.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) t
- 32.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) p
- 33.Which word is “tub”? (a) bug (b) sun (c) tub
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) run (c) ran
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 36.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) pot (c) got
- 37.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) s
- 38.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) pot (c) pat
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hit (c) hut
Answer key
- cub
- fun
- o
- hug
- fox
- rug
- bug
- bug
- fox
- o
- box
- u
- hog
- bud
- dot
- cup
- bus
- box
- r
- f
- d
- sun
- u
- bun
- b
- o
- tub
- dog
- u
- rub
- n
- d
- tub
- run
- fox
- got
- s
- bug
- pot
- hut
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