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