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.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 2.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) nut (c) bus
- 3.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) tub
- 4.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) dot (c) got
- 5.Change the “h” in “hug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dig (b) dug (c) hug
- 6.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cub
- 7.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) run (c) rub
- 8.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 9.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) dot (c) fox
- 10.🛁 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) tub (c) nut
- 11.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) log (c) dog
- 12.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 13.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) fox (c) fog
- 14.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) hop (c) cop
- 15.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rid (c) rod
- 16.Change the “r” in “rug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) bug
- 17.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) h
- 18.Change the “l” in “log” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) hog (c) fog
- 19.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) rug (c) tub
- 20.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 21.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) nut (c) hut
- 22.Which word is “run”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) run
- 23.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 24.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) bug (c) jug
- 25.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) rug
- 26.Which word is “nut”? (a) cup (b) nut (c) hug
- 27.Change the “d” in “dug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) jog (c) dug
- 28.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) six
- 29.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 30.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) mop (c) cap
- 31.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) jog (c) hog
- 32.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) net
- 33.Change the “b” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) sum (c) sun
- 34.Change the “r” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) rug (c) beg
- 35.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 36.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) f
- 37.Change the “h” in “hug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 38.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) hog
- 40.☕ Which word is this? (a) can (b) tub (c) cup
Answer key
- u
- nut
- cub
- lot
- dug
- cut
- run
- o
- fox
- tub
- log
- u
- fog
- mop
- rod
- hug
- h
- fog
- rub
- log
- hut
- run
- o
- dug
- mug
- nut
- jug
- fox
- o
- cop
- dog
- dot
- sun
- bug
- u
- b
- bug
- bug
- dog
- cup
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