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.Change the “r” in “rug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) rug
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) cap (c) cop
- 3.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bat
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) hum (c) mug
- 5.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bus (c) bug
- 6.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) tap
- 7.Change the “s” in “bus” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 8.Change the “g” in “hog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hat (c) hot
- 9.Change the “h” in “hot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) rot (c) hot
- 10.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bag (c) bin
- 11.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hen (b) hug (c) sun
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) cup (b) hug (c) run
- 13.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) c
- 14.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 15.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 16.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 17.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) dug (c) dig
- 18.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) tap (c) hug
- 19.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) hog
- 20.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) g (c) b
- 21.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
- 22.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) hop (c) mop
- 23.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) hog
- 24.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 25.Change the “p” in “pot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) lot
- 26.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 27.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) six (c) fox
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sum (c) sun
- 29.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) b (c) r
- 30.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) hen (c) sun
- 31.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) s
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 33.🚌 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bed
- 34.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) pot (c) cot
- 35.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) t
- 36.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 37.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 38.Change the “g” in “dog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) cot (c) dog
- 39.Change the “h” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) jug
- 40.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) tip (c) top
Answer key
- tug
- cop
- bus
- hug
- nut
- tub
- bun
- hot
- rot
- box
- hug
- run
- c
- u
- dog
- u
- dug
- tub
- log
- b
- sum
- mop
- dog
- u
- got
- o
- fox
- sum
- r
- sun
- h
- u
- bus
- cot
- b
- dog
- log
- dot
- mug
- top
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