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