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.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) gum (c) hum
- 2.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 3.🛁 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) tub (c) sun
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 5.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bed (b) bus (c) bud
- 6.⚫ Which word is this? (a) net (b) cat (c) dot
- 7.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 8.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 9.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) zip (c) map
- 10.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) j (c) h
- 11.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) run (c) sun
- 12.Change the “r” in “run” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) fun (c) sun
- 13.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) dog (c) log
- 14.📦 Which word is this? (a) log (b) box (c) bus
- 15.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) bus (c) cup
- 16.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) dog
- 17.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 18.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 19.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) h
- 20.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) pot (c) dot
- 21.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) cup
- 22.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) h
- 23.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) r
- 24.Change the “s” in “bus” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) fun (c) bun
- 25.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) log
- 26.Which word is “tub”? (a) bus (b) tub (c) bug
- 27.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) b (c) d
- 28.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 29.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 30.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 31.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) cut (c) rub
- 32.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) dot (c) cat
- 33.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 34.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) j (c) l
- 35.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) g
- 36.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 37.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rod (c) pot
- 38.Change the “b” in “bug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rug (c) bug
- 39.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 40.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
Answer key
- hum
- o
- tub
- o
- bud
- dot
- nut
- u
- cup
- h
- sun
- sun
- box
- box
- cup
- dog
- u
- log
- d
- dot
- bus
- n
- r
- bun
- fox
- tub
- b
- dog
- o
- u
- cub
- cot
- u
- l
- d
- u
- rot
- rug
- u
- fox
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