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