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) v (b) s (c) j
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 3.Change the “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) rot (c) hot
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) hot
- 5.Change the “d” in “dot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) lot (c) got
- 6.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 7.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) v
- 8.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) sun (c) sum
- 9.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 10.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) s (c) c
- 11.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dog (c) log
- 12.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 13.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bug
- 14.Which word is “nut”? (a) sun (b) nut (c) bat
- 15.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) p
- 16.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 17.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cap (c) cup
- 18.Change the “h” in “hot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) cot (c) hot
- 19.Change the “r” in “rub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) rub (c) cub
- 20.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 21.☕ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) bus
- 22.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 23.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) tub (c) cup
- 24.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 25.🦊 Which word is this? (a) log (b) box (c) fox
- 26.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bin (c) box
- 27.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 28.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 29.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 30.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) not (c) net
- 31.Change the “h” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) tap (c) top
- 32.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) run (c) sun
- 33.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) n (c) b
- 34.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) c (c) w
- 35.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 36.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) mop (c) cop
- 37.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) f
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) tug (c) dug
- 39.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) hut
- 40.Change the “g” in “got” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) hot (c) dot
Answer key
- s
- u
- hot
- hot
- lot
- o
- h
- sum
- dog
- l
- dog
- bug
- bud
- nut
- c
- u
- cup
- cot
- cub
- o
- cup
- o
- tub
- o
- fox
- box
- o
- u
- u
- not
- top
- nut
- b
- b
- log
- mop
- f
- rug
- hum
- hot
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