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 “m” in “mug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) bug
- 2.Change the “n” in “bun” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) beg (c) bun
- 3.Change the “p” in “pot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) not (c) pot
- 4.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) d
- 5.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 6.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) fun (c) sun
- 7.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) j (c) b
- 8.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) box (c) log
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dig (c) dog
- 10.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) sum
- 11.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hug (c) dug
- 12.Change the “s” in “bus” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bug (c) bus
- 13.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 14.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) l (c) b
- 15.🥜 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cat (c) nut
- 16.Which word is “bus”? (a) nut (b) bus (c) run
- 17.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) log (c) dog
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bun
- 19.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 20.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) log
- 21.Change the “m” in “mug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) tug (c) mug
- 22.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 23.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) b
- 24.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) cup
- 25.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) six
- 26.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) fig (c) fog
- 27.🏃 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) run (c) can
- 28.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rag (b) rug (c) hug
- 29.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) six (c) dog
- 30.Which word is “cup”? (a) tap (b) cup (c) cat
- 31.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 32.Which word is “tub”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) run
- 33.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 34.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) b (c) n
- 35.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 36.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bus (c) bug
- 37.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) sum (c) hum
- 38.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) run
- 39.Change the “p” in “pot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) pot (c) dot
- 40.Change the “d” in “bud” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bud
Answer key
- hug
- bug
- not
- d
- o
- sun
- c
- fox
- dog
- sun
- hug
- bun
- log
- f
- nut
- bus
- dog
- bus
- fox
- dot
- tug
- u
- r
- bus
- box
- fog
- run
- rug
- fox
- cup
- nod
- tub
- u
- b
- o
- bug
- sum
- nut
- dot
- bun
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