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