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 “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) gum (c) sum
- 2.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) tub (c) ten
- 3.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dog (c) fox
- 4.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) bag (c) mix
- 5.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 6.Change the “m” in “mug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) mug (c) dug
- 7.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bus (c) dot
- 8.☀️ Which word is this? (a) run (b) hug (c) sun
- 9.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) ham
- 10.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) n
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 12.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lit (b) dot (c) lot
- 13.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) r
- 14.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 16.Change the “d” in “dog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) hog (c) dog
- 17.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) pin
- 18.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) z (c) b
- 19.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 20.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) hat (c) net
- 21.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) l (c) c
- 22.Which word is “nut”? (a) cup (b) rat (c) nut
- 23.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) cub (c) cut
- 24.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) box (c) fox
- 25.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cap (c) tub
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) hog (c) dog
- 27.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) n
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) zip
- 29.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 30.Change the “l” in “log” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) jog (c) dog
- 31.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mad (c) mud
- 32.Change the “t” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 33.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) hut
- 34.Change the “j” in “jug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) jug (c) rug
- 35.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) d
- 36.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) m (c) t
- 37.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 38.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) fun (c) run
- 39.🛁 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) ten (c) tub
- 40.Change the “g” in “hog” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) top
Answer key
- sum
- tub
- fox
- box
- log
- rug
- box
- sun
- hum
- b
- u
- lot
- d
- u
- dog
- log
- sun
- b
- o
- nut
- l
- nut
- cut
- fox
- cup
- hog
- n
- cup
- u
- jog
- mud
- nod
- nut
- mug
- d
- t
- u
- sun
- tub
- hop
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