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: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cot (c) cup
- 2.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) ham
- 3.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) s
- 4.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) v (c) d
- 5.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) nut
- 6.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) six
- 7.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 8.☕ Which word is this? (a) bug (b) cup (c) hug
- 9.Change the “s” in “sun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) bun (c) bug
- 10.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 11.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) c (c) s
- 12.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 14.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 15.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 16.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bug (c) bus
- 17.Which word is “run”? (a) pan (b) run (c) pin
- 18.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mug (c) mud
- 19.🏃 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) rat (c) run
- 20.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) t
- 21.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) nut (c) cot
- 22.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) h
- 23.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) not (c) nut
- 24.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) pot (c) got
- 25.☀️ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bin (c) sun
- 26.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 27.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) nut
- 28.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) rat
- 30.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 31.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) gum
- 32.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) w
- 33.Which word is “box”? (a) bug (b) fox (c) box
- 34.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 35.Change the “h” in “hot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) dot (c) hot
- 36.Which word is “cup”? (a) run (b) hug (c) cup
- 37.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) z
- 38.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 39.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) log (c) dot
- 40.Change the “r” in “run” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) sun
Answer key
- cut
- hum
- s
- d
- tub
- fox
- dog
- cup
- bun
- dog
- c
- o
- o
- u
- u
- bus
- run
- mud
- run
- t
- cut
- h
- not
- pot
- sun
- u
- hug
- o
- nut
- log
- sum
- b
- box
- gum
- dot
- cup
- b
- log
- dot
- fun
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