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