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