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