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.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) hug (c) hog
- 2.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 3.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) d
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) six (c) fox
- 5.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cat (c) cup
- 6.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) cup (c) nut
- 7.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hip (b) hop (c) top
- 8.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) bun (c) sun
- 9.Which word is “dot”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) box
- 10.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) nut (c) bus
- 11.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) hug (c) nut
- 12.☕ Which word is this? (a) zip (b) sun (c) cup
- 13.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) tub (c) bug
- 14.Change the “n” in “not” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) lot
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fix (c) box
- 16.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) w
- 17.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pan (c) van
- 18.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) can (c) tub
- 19.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tug (c) tub
- 20.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) b
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mud (b) bus (c) bud
- 22.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) hot (c) not
- 23.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) fox (c) log
- 24.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) h
- 25.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 26.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) pot (c) got
- 27.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 28.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) b (c) t
- 29.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) fog (c) fig
- 30.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 31.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) pat (c) pot
- 32.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) l
- 33.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 34.Which word is “box”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) box
- 35.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 36.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) c
- 37.Change the “r” in “rot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) rot (c) not
- 38.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 39.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) fox
- 40.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) cup (c) run
Answer key
- hug
- u
- s
- fox
- cut
- cup
- hop
- sun
- dot
- bus
- hug
- cup
- tub
- lot
- fox
- h
- run
- sun
- tub
- n
- bud
- not
- fox
- f
- o
- pot
- dog
- b
- fog
- o
- pot
- l
- bug
- box
- o
- c
- not
- u
- dot
- bus
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