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 n — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) h
- 2.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) h
- 3.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 4.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dot (c) box
- 5.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 6.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cub (c) cup
- 7.Change the “p” in “pot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) rot (c) got
- 8.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 9.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rub (c) tub
- 10.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) nut
- 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 12.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) g
- 13.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) box (c) tub
- 14.Which word is “run”? (a) pin (b) van (c) run
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) hot (c) hit
- 17.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) run (c) pan
- 18.Change the “f” in “fog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 19.☀️ Which word is this? (a) van (b) sun (c) hen
- 20.Change the “j” in “jug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) jug (c) tug
- 21.☕ Which word is this? (a) hug (b) map (c) cup
- 22.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 23.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) t (c) z
- 24.Which word is “tub”? (a) nut (b) hug (c) tub
- 25.Which word is “nut”? (a) cup (b) nut (c) run
- 26.Change the “d” in “bud” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bug (c) bus
- 27.Change the “b” in “bug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) mug (c) jug
- 28.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) leg (c) bug
- 29.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rub (c) ran
- 30.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) c
- 31.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) d
- 32.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) z
- 33.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) jog (c) hog
- 35.📦 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) log
- 36.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) fig (c) hog
- 37.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) rub (c) tub
- 38.Which word is “hug”? (a) tub (b) run (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 40.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
Answer key
- s
- h
- u
- fox
- u
- cup
- got
- fox
- tub
- run
- o
- f
- bus
- run
- dog
- hot
- sun
- hog
- sun
- hug
- cup
- gum
- t
- tub
- nut
- bus
- mug
- hug
- run
- c
- d
- b
- u
- hog
- box
- fog
- tub
- hug
- sum
- u
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