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