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 “hug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) pig
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 3.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) cut
- 4.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) sun (c) tub
- 5.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) cot (c) pot
- 6.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 7.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) fox
- 8.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 9.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) hug (c) mug
- 10.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) jog (c) log
- 11.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) bus
- 12.Change the “p” in “pot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) not (c) pot
- 13.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hum (c) hem
- 14.📦 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) bin (c) box
- 15.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 16.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) map (c) mop
- 17.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 18.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) bus
- 19.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) red (c) rod
- 20.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 21.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 22.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hut (c) cut
- 23.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) mud (c) bun
- 24.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) rot (c) hot
- 25.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) top
- 26.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 27.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) s (c) b
- 28.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) t
- 29.Change the “h” in “hop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) hop (c) map
- 30.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) s
- 31.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) ham
- 32.🏃 Which word is this? (a) can (b) bin (c) run
- 33.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) can (c) pan
- 34.🚌 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bat (c) bus
- 35.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) hog
- 37.Change the “r” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) jug (c) bug
- 38.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) hen (c) bug
- 39.Change the “d” in “mud” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) mud (c) dug
- 40.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) fun
Answer key
- hug
- o
- cot
- tub
- cot
- u
- fox
- o
- hug
- log
- tub
- not
- hum
- box
- u
- mop
- dog
- bus
- rod
- log
- u
- hut
- bud
- rot
- top
- u
- c
- b
- mop
- s
- hum
- run
- sun
- bus
- bug
- hog
- bug
- run
- mug
- fun
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