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