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