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