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.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 2.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) top
- 3.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) nut (c) dot
- 4.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) z (c) n
- 5.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) r
- 6.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) r (c) n
- 7.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) mud (c) bud
- 8.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) p (c) d
- 9.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) bed
- 10.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cap
- 11.⚫ Which word is this? (a) cat (b) dot (c) bat
- 12.Which word is “box”? (a) bed (b) bag (c) box
- 13.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) c
- 14.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) d (c) t
- 15.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) sun (c) run
- 16.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 17.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) dog (c) jog
- 18.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) c
- 19.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) log
- 20.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) j (c) t
- 21.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 23.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) hug (c) tub
- 24.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) ten (c) tub
- 25.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 26.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) hog (c) hug
- 27.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) sun (c) bug
- 28.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) b
- 29.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) rot
- 30.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) s (c) d
- 31.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rid (c) nod
- 32.Change the “c” in “cot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) cot (c) got
- 33.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 34.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 35.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) log (c) hog
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) pot (c) dot
- 37.Which word is “bus”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) box
- 38.🏃 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) van
- 39.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 40.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bud (c) bug
Answer key
- u
- hop
- nut
- b
- r
- n
- bud
- d
- box
- cup
- dot
- box
- c
- d
- run
- u
- dog
- s
- fox
- t
- o
- o
- tub
- tub
- u
- hug
- sun
- b
- box
- f
- rod
- got
- u
- bug
- log
- lot
- bus
- run
- log
- bud
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