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.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 3.☀️ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) van (c) sun
- 4.Change the “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) cop (c) hop
- 5.Change the “h” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tag (c) hug
- 6.Change the “t” in “tug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rug (c) rub
- 7.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) log (c) bag
- 8.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bus (c) bat
- 9.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) mop (c) cop
- 10.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) lot (c) cot
- 11.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pet (b) rot (c) pot
- 12.Which word is “bus”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bat
- 13.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) fox (c) log
- 14.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) t
- 15.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pot (c) cot
- 16.Which word is “sun”? (a) run (b) tub (c) sun
- 17.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) rub (c) cub
- 18.🚌 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) bus
- 19.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 20.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 21.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) beg (b) bug (c) hug
- 22.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cot (c) cut
- 23.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) bug
- 24.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 25.Change the “c” in “cut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nut (c) cut
- 26.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) z (c) w
- 27.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) bus (c) ten
- 28.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) bun
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) run (b) nut (c) hat
- 30.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cop (c) cup
- 31.Which word is “run”? (a) sun (b) run (c) nut
- 32.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) rub (c) tug
- 33.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bug (c) dot
- 34.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) v (c) f
- 35.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bus (c) run
- 36.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) d (c) h
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) hot (c) dot
- 38.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) can (c) lip
- 39.⚫ Which word is this? (a) box (b) hat (c) dot
- 40.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
Answer key
- u
- nod
- sun
- mop
- tug
- rug
- hug
- box
- top
- cot
- pot
- bus
- fox
- b
- dot
- sun
- cub
- bus
- o
- u
- bug
- cut
- bug
- dog
- nut
- h
- tub
- bun
- nut
- cup
- run
- tub
- nut
- f
- tub
- d
- hot
- cup
- dot
- o
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