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