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