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.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) rid (c) rod
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) cot (c) cut
- 3.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tip (b) cop (c) top
- 4.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tug (c) tub
- 5.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) t (c) g
- 6.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 7.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) h (c) d
- 8.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dot (c) fox
- 9.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) box (c) fox
- 10.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 11.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) six (c) dot
- 12.Change the “h” in “hog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) dog (c) dot
- 13.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 14.Change the “p” in “pot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pot (c) cot
- 15.📦 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) box
- 16.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 17.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) run
- 18.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cup (c) rub
- 19.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) rat (c) nut
- 20.🚌 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bus (c) bag
- 21.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) got (c) rod
- 22.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bun (c) bud
- 23.🏃 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) nut (c) run
- 24.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 25.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) tug (c) bug
- 26.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) w
- 27.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 28.Which word is “sun”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) sun
- 29.🛁 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bug (c) tub
- 30.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) leg (c) log
- 31.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) rot (c) lot
- 32.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) dot (b) pot (c) rot
- 33.Change the “f” in “fog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hop (c) hog
- 34.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) cap (c) map
- 35.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) h
- 36.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) n (c) m
- 37.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cut
- 38.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 39.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 40.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) bus
Answer key
- rod
- cut
- top
- tub
- t
- hug
- h
- fox
- fox
- u
- fox
- dog
- o
- got
- box
- u
- nut
- cub
- nut
- bus
- rot
- bun
- run
- o
- tug
- d
- bug
- sun
- tub
- hug
- rot
- rot
- hog
- cup
- b
- n
- cup
- u
- u
- tub
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